MARCH 22, 2022 – Approximately 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the 37th iteration of the Philippine-led annual exercise taking place across Luzon, from March 28 to April 8. The 3,800 AFP members and 5,100 U.S. military personnel will train shoulder-to-shoulder focusing on maritime security, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
Russian Activities in Ukraine Conducted ‘In Silos’
MARCH 22, 2022 - It's been nearly a month since Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, and Russian forces have been unable to achieve what Pentagon leaders believe to be their goals. "We're on day 26 [and] the Russians have clearly not achieved many, or almost all of the objectives that … we believe they were setting out to achieve," said Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby … [Read more...]
Vermont Guard Participates in Canadian Extreme Cold Exercise
MARCH 21, 2022 – Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers trekked into the Canadian wilderness for “Guerrier Nordique,” a combined, two-week extreme cold-weather exercise. Maj. Matthew Heffner and his small team of Green Mountain Boys trained 80 miles north of Havre-Saint Pierre, a small village in Quebec Province. That’s about 600 miles northeast of Burlington, Vermont, and … [Read more...]
100 Years of U.S. Aircraft Carriers Started at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
MARCH 21, 2022 - On March 20, 2022, the United States Navy celebrated 100 years of aircraft carriers in active service — a history which began at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). NNSY converted the first aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1), commissioned March 20, 1922, from the collier USS Jupiter (AC-3) beginning in early 1920. The collier, responsible for transporting fuel … [Read more...]
Ukraine-California Ties Show Worth of National Guard Program
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, and California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, visit to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, Sept. 2, 2021. The California National Guard and Ukraine State Partnership Program was established … [Read more...]