Posts Tagged ‘george’
Rapid Fire: 2010-02-02
Taiwan prepares to order a $6.45 billion weapons package , sparks predictable diplomatic huffing. USS George H.W. Bush redelivered ; its strike group will soon have the first female CSG commander in US Navy history. USAF orders more of Lockheed’s Sniper ATP surveillance & targeting pods. Singapore unveils its new G550 AWACS aircraft. [...]
Casey: US Should be Discreet in Yemen
"What we increasingly have to do is figure out how to help countries that need our assistance but can't necessarily be seen as accepting that assistance in a very visible way," U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George Casey said in remarks at the Brookings Institution, a think-tank. See the original post here: Casey: US Should be Discreet in [...]
Seminar Tackles Drug-trafficking Issues
Military and civilian security executives met to discuss the challenge of countering narcotics trafficking during an eight-day seminar held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. Read more from the original source: Seminar Tackles Drug-trafficking Issues
2nd lt. overcomes severe combat wounds
One of 2nd Lt. Peter Sprenger’s goals in life is to lead soldiers in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He eventually wants to command a battalion and even a brigade.His goals are not unusual for a young officer candidate who has already led men in combat, but Sprenger, 26, was not supposed to make it this far. On Nov. 19, when he was commissioned as [...]
Volunteers Reach Out to Military Families
An army of volunteers wrote letters of thanks and assembled care packages for delivery to military families during Operation Appreciation, held Nov. 11 at George Washington University. Originally posted here: Volunteers Reach Out to Military Families
United States Navy Air Craft Carrier Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/v/P2SPFb1Va-g?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Pete goes to Japan to see his Son (PJ) in the US NAVY, and takes a "Secret" Tour of the USS George Washington Air Craft Carrier.Source
