More than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $18.5 million are offloaded by crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant in Port Everglades, Florida, November 22, 2024. During the Vigilant’s 54-day patrol, Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the … [Read more...]
NGOs Retrieve 180,000 Pounds Humanitarian Aid
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 - Members from four nonprofit organizations retrieved 180,000 pounds of medical supplies and humanitarian aid delivered through the Denton Program from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 18-19. The Denton Program is a Department of Defense humanitarian assistance transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by United States-based … [Read more...]
Guard Aviators Help Control Wildfire
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 - New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200-acre Jennings Creek fire Nov. 11-20 as state and local firefighters fought the Orange County blaze. The wildfire, the largest in New York since 2008, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office, ignited Nov. 9 and expanded to 2,500 acres straddling the New York-New … [Read more...]
Virginia-Class Submarine Arrives in Guam
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived to its new homeport of Naval Base Guam, Nov. 26, as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategic laydown plan for naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region. Minnesota arrives as the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam. “The entire crew is thrilled to be in … [Read more...]
Astronauts Call Students from Space Station
Denver School of Science and Technology cube satellite program students answer questions from other DSST students at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colo., Nov. 13, 2024. The students participated in a conference and an educational downlink with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, hosted by JEKL institute, where they had the opportunity to have … [Read more...]