The United States Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS15), a Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship, on August 3, 2019. Billings is the first ship named after Billings, Montana. The ship’s sponsor, Shirley Tester, brought the ship to life. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript Officers, draw swords. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It […]

Multinational forces conduct Aeromedical Evacuation Training at Alekseevka military airport in Tbilisi, Georgia during Agile Spirit 19. The week-long training concluded with in-flight medical demonstrations aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft, where participants had to contend with medical emergencies, aircraft movement and altitude. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka hoists two hikers from Mount Bassie on Baranof Island, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2019. The husband and wife had been hiking the Cross Island Trail when the man reportedly fell approximately 150 feet, injured his face and hands and was finding it difficult to walk. […]

An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew locates and rescues an injured hunter from Middle Sister Mountain on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2019. The man reportedly sustained a leg injury while hunting and was unable to make the trek back down the mountain. Aircrews transferred the man and his hunting partner to awaiting […]

Pacific Air Forces celebrates 75 years of enduring presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Led by Lt. Gen. George Kenney, Far East Air Forces activated on August 3, 1944 and was headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. Over the years, FEAF moved its headquarters to Japan and finally to Hawaii with a re-designation of Pacific Air Forces. Today, […]