ARLINGTON, Va. - October 5, 2015 – Roughly 1,300 Guard members in three states are on duty Monday responding to severe flooding as a result of heavy rainfall from Hurricane Joaquin. In hard-hit South Carolina, Soldiers and Airmen with the South Carolina National Guard have been performing a variety of missions. On Saturday, Guard members delivered more than 14,000 … [Read more...]
Airmen, Aircraft Set Up in Turkey to Support Recovery Ops in Syria, Iraq
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFNS) - October 5, 2015 -- U.S. Air Forces Central Command has begun staging small detachments of aircraft and airmen at Diyarbakir Air Base in southeast Turkey to enhance coalition capabilities to support personnel recovery operations in Syria and Iraq. Diyarbakir is a Turkish base home to the Turkish air force's 8th Air Wing. Turkey and the U.S. … [Read more...]
U.S., Bangladesh Armed Forces Complete CARAT 2015
NAVAL BASE IAAS KAHN, Bangladesh (NNS) - October 5, 2015 -- The 5th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh came to a close at Naval Base Issa Khan, Oct. 4. CARAT Bangladesh 2015 consisted of five days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities, develop relationships and enhance … [Read more...]
Final Phase of Construction at NMMC Proceeding on Schedule
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - Oct. 5, 2015 -- A small, silver lining when mired in traffic on Interstate 95 northbound is catching a glimpse of the massive construction project on-going behind the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The project is more than an addition. It is the completion of the plan for the museum that was in place even before it opened to the public … [Read more...]
Watervliet Arsenal Adds Luster, Durability to Today’s Howitzers
WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (Oct. 05, 2015) -- Although there have been significant improvements to artillery systems since the Chinese first developed paper and bamboo cannons more than 1,000 years ago, it may be the little tweaks to a fielded weapon system that will change the history of warfare given today's era of declining defense budgets. Since 1813, the Watervliet Arsenal … [Read more...]