BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL 11–5 November 1942 PART ONE—Enemy Air Attacks of 11–12 November and Cruiser Night Action of 12–13 November PERHAPS the entire period between 7 August 1942, when the first Marines landed in thewith the shattering of the enemy’s supreme effort to overwhelm the island between 11 and 15 November. During the desperate sea …
NSWC PCD begins continuous 24-hour operations to recover Air Force Staff Sgt. By NSWC PCD Public Affairs | Nov. 15, 2019 The R/V Patriot launched November 15 in support of continuous 24-hour operations to recover U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff who made an “unplanned plane departure” from a C-130 over the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo …
MH17 Witness Appeal November 2019 The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) releases a new witness appeal in the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. The JIT is looking for information on the individuals within the military and administrative hierarchy who enabled the shooting down of MH17 in Eastern Ukraine using …
VOA: A Voice of America reporter for VOA’s Kurdish service was awarded the 2019 David Burke Distinguished Journalism Award this week. The Burke Award is annually given by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to honor the “courage, integrity and professionalism” of its recipients. This year’s winner is Zana Omer, who began working with …
DOD Expects Significant Progress on Critical F-35 System NOV. 13, 2019 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ Nearly 460 F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft have been delivered to military organizations around the world — including the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as to a handful of partner nations. But a critical component of …