The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) interdicts a low-profile vessel carrying more than $5 million in illicit narcotics in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, on Feb. 15, 2024. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, the Reliance crew stopped two drug trafficking ventures, detaining six suspected traffickers and preventing nearly 4,000Continue reading “60 Years of Getting it Done – US Coast Guard disrupts trafficking, The 71-member crew of 210-foot U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their homeport at Pensacola– where the aging class is being collected– on Saturday following a 57-day counterdrug patrol that ranged into the Eastern Pacific Ocean under 4th Fleet/JIATF-South control. And the 59-year-old (not a misprint) cutter bagged a narco sub, which continues to be a thing in those waters.”
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Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crash – By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp
A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018. (Kyodo News via AP) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, following a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinContinue reading “Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crash – By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp”
Tornado damages buildings, hangars at Wright-Patterson AFB – By Courtney Mabeus-Brown
A tornado-damaged hangar owned by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, early Feb. 28, 2024. (Senior Airman Jack Gardner/Air Force) A tornado that struck southwest Ohio early Wednesday damaged several buildings at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, including a complex of aircraft-restoration hangars where work has been underwayContinue reading “Tornado damages buildings, hangars at Wright-Patterson AFB – By Courtney Mabeus-Brown”
Nathan Gordon, the Consolidated PBY Catalina, and a Medal of Honor Flight
When many people think of World War II naval aviation in the Pacific, aircraft such as the Grumman F4F Wildcat or the Vought F4U Corsair often come to mind. Large, slow flying boats like the Consolidated PBY Catalina, however, played vital roles for naval operations, including launching airborne attacks, anti-submarine patrols, delivering supplies, and performing air rescue. Although missionsContinue reading “Nathan Gordon, the Consolidated PBY Catalina, and a Medal of Honor Flight”
Moon Bound Astronauts Join USS San Diego Crew, Navy Divers in Capsule Recovery Drills – GIDGET FUENTES FEBRUARY 29, 2024 5:52 PM
NASA’s crew module test article (CMTA) is launched from the well deck aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD-22) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. US Navy Photo When NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes into the Pacific after its planned lunar mission next year, the first people the astronauts willContinue reading “Moon Bound Astronauts Join USS San Diego Crew, Navy Divers in Capsule Recovery Drills – GIDGET FUENTES FEBRUARY 29, 2024 5:52 PM”
