AUGUST 30, 2017, COLLEGE STATION, Texas (NNS) - Two Navy helicopter squadron detachments have relocated to Easterwood Airport today after making 227 helicopter rescues while flying from Fort Worth just yesterday. The 112 Sailors from the Dusty Dogs and Ghostriders of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons (HSC) 7 and 28 (respectively) moved their staging site and six MH-60S … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Conducts Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
AUGUST 30, 2017, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd Air Defense Missile Group conducted Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017. PAC-3 is a surface-to-air missile defense system, which provides a highly reactive hit-to-kill capability in both … [Read more...]
Truman Celebrates Women’s Equality Day
AUGUST 30, 2017, ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) hosted a Women's Equality Day celebration in the ship's fo'c'sle, Aug. 29. The ceremony included an open panel of several of Truman's senior ranking female Sailors and was designed to observe not only the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also to call attention to the great strides the country and Navy … [Read more...]
National Immunization Awareness Month Campaign: Protecting our Warfighters with Critical Vaccines
AUGUST 29, 2017, FORT DETRICK, Md. - Each August, our country is reminded of the importance of vaccines through the National Immunization Awareness Month campaign. Not only do vaccinations save lives, they also help to halt the spread of disease, both regionally and globally. While most people consider Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine in 1796 as the birth of modern immunization … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of the Marine Corps’ Mounted Color Guard
AUGUST 29, 2017, BARSTOW, Calif. - The last remaining United States Marine Corps’ Mounted Color Guard continues to celebrate their 50th year in service, attending rodeos, parades and other events across the country, but it’s the day-to-day life that keeps them grounded. Members of the MCG proudly represent the Marine Corps and serve their community and country with honor. … [Read more...]