JANUARY 23, 2023 - Pacific Air Forces recently deployed a joint team of representatives and subject matter experts to Kunsan Air Base, conducting the major command’s first test and validation of counter-chemical warfare tactics, techniques and procedures, or TTP. These tests are part of the Next Generation Aircrew Protection program, designed to ensure aircrew have proper … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
First All-Female Aircrew Took Flight from Yeager Field
JANUARY 23, 2023 - The 130th Airlift Wing's first all-female aircrew took flight from Yeager Field, January 20. The aircrew, consisting of five aviators, was tasked with an aeromedical evacuation training mission aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Lt. Col. Kristen Hoeckel and Maj. Kelly Farris piloted a route from Charleston, West Virginia to Naval Air Station Key … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Soldiers Help Stop the Bleed
JANUARY 23, 2023 - Pop quiz – you’re driving in to work and come upon an accident with a victim bleeding profusely from their leg. What do you do? More than 230 medical students at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, have the answer now thanks to their participation in a “Stop the Bleed” event and a follow-on mass casualty exercise on January 11 and 12, 2023 at the … [Read more...]
USNS Earl Warren Christened as MSC’s Newest Ship
JANUARY 23, 2023 - Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., today. The event was attended by the family of the ship’s namesake as well as Rep. Eric Swalwell, California’s 14th District; Rep. Sara Jacobs, California’s 51st … [Read more...]
Senegal Mission Geared Toward Countering Extremism
JANUARY 23, 2023 — A team of U.S. Army intelligence professionals traveled to Dakar, Senegal with a goal of establishing a lasting relationship with the Senegalese Armed Forces, and enhancing regional security. The 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater)’s mission was to deliver a curriculum emphasizing U.N. doctrine-focused intelligence support, operations and … [Read more...]