Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper hold a joint press availability with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh, at the Department of State, December 18, 2019. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the […]
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf offloads $312 mil worth of cocaine in San Diego
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) offloads more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, Dec. 18, 2019. The $312 million worth of seized cocaine was the result of seven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions and disruptions by Bertholf and four other Coast Guard cutter crews who patrolled international […]
Coast Guard medevacs 13-month old baby from cruise ship
A Coast Guard Station San Juan boatcrew medically evacuated a 13-month-old girl from a Disney Fantasy cruise ship Dec. 18, 2019 just inside the entrance of San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. The child, her parents and the cruise ship doctor were transported to Coast Guard Sector San Juan, where they were received by awaiting emergency […]
Navy ROTC New Student Introduction
Following a successful pilot program last year, college freshmen students incoming to the NROTC program participate in a training session designed to standardize basic militarization and provide uniform training not available at individual host universities. The training is being accomplished on the same base and in the same facilities that train every enlisted Sailor. New […]
NATO to Modernise Airborne Warning and Control System
NATO and Boeing signed a contract in November 2019 to modernise the NATO AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) fleet, ensuring they continue to support the Alliance’s missions to 2035. Often referred to as NATO’s ‘eyes in the sky’, the Boeing E-3A AWACS aircraft provide the Alliance with air surveillance, command and control, battle space […]