AUGUST 1, 2016, NORFOLK (NNS) - Navy and Air Force personnel completed Patriot Partner 2016 July 22, at Naval Station Norfolk's Navy Operated Air Mobility Command (AMC) Terminal, where they trained and worked for two weeks on the daily operations and management of the terminal. The purpose of PP16 was to demonstrate the capability of Air Force Reserve Command, Navy Reserve … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Ordanance Marines and Pilots Train with High Explosives Down Under for Exercise Southern Frontier
AUGUST 1, 2016, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 ordnance Marines built, inspected and loaded high explosive ordnance during Exercise Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. This three week training evolution helps the squadron gain experience … [Read more...]
NAVSUP GLS Celebrates 10 Years of Excellence in Providing Global Logistics for a Global Navy
AUGUST 1, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - NAVSUP GLS, Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support, celebrates its 10th anniversary Aug. 1. In August 2006, the chief of naval operations formally stood up Commander, Fleet Industrial Supply Centers to focus on global logistics and to drive best practices across the then seven FISCs throughout the fleet. Over the years, … [Read more...]
Combating Veteran Homelessness in the United States
August 1, 2016, by David McCauley - Michelle Obama once said, “Tens of thousands of veterans who risked their lives for our country are living in a shelter or sleeping near a subway vent. We should be horrified because that's not who we are as Americans.” For many veterans, homelessness is their reality. As of January 2014, 49,933 homeless veterans were identified in … [Read more...]
The White House: A Record of Serving Our Veterans
August 1, 2016, White House Press Office - Over the past seven and a half years, the President has maintained a steadfast commitment to serve our nation’s veterans. In his speech to the 95th Disabled American Veterans (DAV) National Convention, the President will make clear that this commitment is a national responsibility and a promise that cannot be broken, and that the U.S. … [Read more...]