AUGUST 9, 2021 - The USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) became the U.S. Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter during a commissioning ceremony Friday at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon. The Glen Harris will be homeported in Manama, Bahrain, and serve at U.S. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. Adm. Linda Fagan, the vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, presided over the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
Fort Lee Supports Afghan Relocation
AUGUST 9, 2021 - Task Force Eagle at Fort Lee, Virginia, is supporting the mission of relocating up to 3,500 Afghan special immigrant applicants in support of the State Department and as directed by the Defense Department. Army Col. Karin L. Watson, Fort Lee's garrison commander, said the installation received notification of its role in support of Operation Allies Refuge on … [Read more...]
Military Leaders Take Part in Robust Conversation on COVID
AUGUST 6, 2021 - On August 4, 2021, COVID-19 was again front and center as top medical leaders of the Navy, Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Coast Guard took part in a robust conversation about the pandemic at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Speakers included Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy, Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, Director, … [Read more...]
Ammo Rodeo on Target With Creative, Mission-Focused Training
AUGUST 6, 2021 – About 50 Air National Guard and Reserve munitions specialists from across the nation saddled up at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in July to see which team could best assemble an Air Force bomb during the annual Ammo Rodeo competition. Volk Field’s two-week Ammo Rodeo trains Air Force personnel to assemble bomb components into a … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Island Hopping
AUGUST 6, 2021 - Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in an island hopping campaign as part of advanced naval base training during Exercise Summer Fury 21. With assets positioned across the West Coast, both on land and at sea, 3rd MAW tested components of expeditionary advanced base operations in preparation for future maritime conflicts in the … [Read more...]