APRIL 1, 2024 – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrews assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated value of $7.5 million, Tuesday, at the Mayaguana Airport in The Bahamas. Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos partners collaborated to … [Read more...]
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Airborne Troops Drop Test New Tactical Vehicles
APRIL 1, 2024 – Airborne logistics Soldiers here just completed airdrop testing of the Army’s newest Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. Troops of the 151st Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, put the vehicles through a series of Low Velocity Airdrop configurations. The M1093A2 FMTV is a fleet of … [Read more...]
Sailors Can Now Use Cell Phones at Basic Training
APRIL 1, 2024 – Starting March 29, Recruit Training Command (RTC) is updating its basic military training phone call policy for Recruits attending training. This follows a successful test phase implemented by RTC to test the viability of using this method in a future campus-wide employment. Over the past few months RTC has refined its Recruit cell phone Standard Operating … [Read more...]
April an Opportunity to Salute Military Children
APRIL 1, 2024 – Though the label “military brat” is worn with pride by those who grew up in military families, many outside that lifestyle are unaware of just what those children go through, good and bad. Each year, the Department of Defense joins national, state and local governments, schools, military-serving organizations, companies and private citizens in celebrating … [Read more...]
Navy Cranes Support Baltimore Key Bridge Efforts
PATAPSCO RIVER (March, 29 2024) The Chesapeake, a 1000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge are in Baltimore Harbor. The barges will be used by the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to remove submerged portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The … [Read more...]