AUGUST 19, 2021 - Speed is essential in saving lives during a disaster like the Haitian earthquake, and U.S. Southern Command is in the business of saving lives, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said in an interview Tuesday night. The 7.2 on the Richter scale earthquake struck the southeastern area of Haiti on Saturday morning. Within 24-hours … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
USS Arlington To Provide Haiti Disaster Relief
AUGUST 19, 2021 - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Haiti in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led mission, Aug. 17. The mission forms part of an inter-agency framework lending aid to Haiti, including the Disaster … [Read more...]
Federal Benefits For Veterans Who Served In Panama Canal Zone
AUGUST 19, 2021 - U.S. Representatives Marie Newman (D-IL-03) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced legislation to provide federal benefits to veterans who served in or near the Panama Canal Zone and may have been exposed to deadly herbicide, also known as Agent Purple or Agent Orange, which was used by the military in this area during the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. … [Read more...]
DoD Laser-Focused on Kabul Evacuation Mission
AUGUST 19, 2021 - The Department of Defense is laser-focused on operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a Pentagon news conference today. The secretary and Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the media on operations in Afghanistan as American service members work to … [Read more...]
Afghanistan Crisis Remains Fluid, Dynamic
AUGUST 19, 2021 - The crisis in Afghanistan remains fluid and dynamic and it is ever-changing, Pentagon Spokesman John F. Kirby told Pentagon reporters today in an operational update of U.S. military operations in that country. The U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan is at about 4,500 troops on the ground in Kabul at Hamid Karzai International Airport, which they secured … [Read more...]