AUGUST 2, 2018, Pensacola, FL - Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-line (COOL) continues to offer maritime credentialing opportunities that, coupled with shipboard qualifications, may better prepare Sailors for the safe navigation and operation of afloat vessels while in the Navy, as well as post-service maritime employment. Becoming credentialed permits individuals to sail … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2018
Security Forces Continue Pursuit of ISIS Remnants
AUGUST 1, 2018, Washington D.C. - Iraqi security forces continue to pursue Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants in their country, destroying tunnels, weapons caches and explosives stockpiles, and arresting a number of suspected ISIS fighters, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve's deputy commander for strategy and support told Pentagon reporters this … [Read more...]
POW/MIA Accounting Agency Begins Process of Ddentifying Korean War Remains
AUGUST 1, 2018, Washington D.C. - All Americans welcome the return of remains from the Korean War. The July 27 honorable carry ceremony at Osan Air Base, South Korea, transferred 55 boxes of remains covered by the United Nations flag. Now the work of identification begins. These remains are presumed to be American, but many other nations fought in the Korean War, and it's … [Read more...]
Fifth-Gen Fighter Integration Furthered by Hawaiian Raptors and Marine F35s
AUGUST 1, 2018, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI - While stealth technology on Fifth Generation fighter aircraft make it “uncommon” to see on radar, it’s common to see a Fifth-Gen F-22 Raptor take off and land here. What is uncommon to see however, is the pairing of the Raptor with the latest aircraft to join the Fifth-Gen ranks, the F-35 Lightning II, joint strike fighter … [Read more...]