On Women Veterans Day we salute the early pioneers who paved the way for the more than 2 million women Veterans living in the U.S. today.
(U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Cmdr. Nathan Wemett, the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), released the following open letter to the San Diego region as the ship departed the city to continue her scheduled deployment, June 10.
“Today, the men and women of USS Kidd (DDG 100) return to sea to resume our mission, and we do so because of the support of the San Diego region. On behalf of our crew and our families, thank you, San Diego.
On April 28, we arrived in San Diego following a coronavirus outbreak at sea. Our priority was—and remains—to take care of our Sailors. The San Diego region helped us do that by extending your collective arms and helping us respond to and recover from this insidious virus. Specifically, the support we received from USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 3, USS Shoup (DDG 86), USS Stockdale (DDG 106), USNS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Naval Base San Diego was exemplary.
With the care of military and local health professionals, as well as support from military leadership, shipmates along the waterfront, and area businesses, we fought this invisible enemy and cleaned our ship. A ship, however, is nothing without its people. Thank you for supporting and caring for our people, and showing why San Diego is known as America’s Finest City.
Today, we return to sea stronger as a result of the combined efforts of the region and the Navy. Because of that partnership, USS Kidd sails away to continue its mission of providing security and stability to our Nation and her allies, while operating forward, where and when it matters.”
(USS Kidd (DDG 100) Public Affairs)
Michigan National Guard Soldiers conduct free COVID-19 testing for residents in Sturgis and Battle Creek Michigan, June 6, 2020. The Michigan National Guard has more than 50 trained testing teams ready to assist, of which 21 are currently assigned to support the community testing mission. These teams include a certified medic to conduct the testing and two members to assist with paperwork, logistics, and non-medical tasks. All team members from the Michigan National Guard have tested negative for COVID-19 and have been following strict medical protocols to ensure health and safety and to protect Michigan communities.
(Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Eichaker)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries will resume committal services starting June 9 in all but two VA national cemeteries. VA national cemeteries will contact families who were unable to hold a committal service due to the COVID-19 pandemic to arrange memorial services for their loved ones beginning in July.
“During the last 10 weeks VA national cemeteries have continued performing our essential mission — to inter Veterans and eligible family members,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “We believe we have a robust set of measures in place that will allow us to conduct committal and memorial services while protecting the health and safety of Veterans, their families and our team members who serve them.”
(U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 75,000 National Guard members were on duty Thursday performing domestic response missions in support of their governors. The number surpasses the more than 51,000 Guard members activated after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, which was the Guard’s largest previous domestic response in recent years.
Master Sgt. Acie Matthews of the Minnesota National Guard engaged with protesters to show solidarity and request they comply with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul June 1, 2020.
(Photo by Sgt. Linsey Williams)
The Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 “Pelicans” returned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, May 29, after an eight-month deployment.
VP-45, led by commanding officer Cmdr. Paul Nickell, deployed with the “Diamondbacks” of Mobile Tactical Operation Center Five (MTOC-5). The squadron was deployed from October 2019 through May 2020 to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation (AO), and assumed command of Task Group 72.2 (CTG 72.2).
(U.S. Navy photo by Kaylee LaRocque)
Airmen at Cannon Air Force Base have provided more than thousands of meals to fellow Airmen who are in quarantine due to the COVID-19.
(Air Force Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)
Master Sgt. David Royer, 705th Military Police Battalion (Detention), recounts to area media, including Fox 4 photojournalist John Gerhards and reporter Sherae Honeycutt, how he subdued an active shooter the day before on Centennial Bridge during a press conference May 28 at Sherman Gate.
With religions, there are lengthy observances that practitioners take part in. For Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) being deployed presents additional challenges with religious observances, due to workflow and space limitations.
This is a low profile semi-submersible the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted May 14 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. These vessels are hard to detect and what narco-traffickers use to move a lot of drugs. How much was on this vessel? 1,400 kilos of cocaine worth $28 million.
(U.S. Southern Command)
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff pulled into Okinawa, May 24, making the ship’s first port visit in more than 70 days.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson)
A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing out of Ellsworth Air Force Base receives an in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Sweden.
C-17 Globemasters IIIs flew above local medical facilities in Charleston, SC for #AmericaStrong Joint Base Charleston
(1st Combat Camera Squadron/Airman 1st Class Duncan Bevan)
Georgia National Cemetery is getting ready for Memorial Day 2020 by putting out its Avenue of Flags. Traditionally this is performed by a larger group. However, the team did an outstanding job of getting flags up prior to the day’s interments.
(National Cemetery Administration (NCA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Military training instructors lead graduating Airmen onto the drill pad during a graduation ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 15, 2020. Nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 completed the six-week basic military training course. Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler AFB to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate the force at multiple locations during contingencies. The flight was the first to graduate BMT at Keesler since 1968.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.’s Karla Freeman, and Tomi Oyekan, and others from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, serve lunch meals to residents at a shelter as part of Task Force Shelter Support Charlie as part of the COVID-19 response in Denver, May 15, 2020. At the direction of Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado National Guard is assisting state and local officials by providing increased capabilities with state emergency operations centers, local shelters for citizens that need assistance, and increasing COVID-19 testing capabilities across Colorado as needed.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam May 15, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt’s COVID-negative crew returned from quarantine beginning on April 29 and is making preparations to return to sea to continue their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Conner D. Blake)
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Smith, of the 108th Wing, greets his wife and son during a day off from his work at a long-term care facility in N.J. Smith is one of more than 900 N.J. Guardsmen in the fight against COVID-19.
(Photo by Rebecca Moore)
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs leadership speak with South Korean representatives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 12, 2020. South Korea donated protective masks to the VA in support of COVID-19.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
U.S. Army:
Outboard Personnel Stand Up! Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for a Airborne Operation at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Airborne Operation marks the 82nd Airborne Division’s return to limited training operations while following health and safety guidelines to prevent the spread of #COVID19. Paratroopers were required to wear masks while in close proximity to each other and Jumpmasters wore masks while conducting inspections in the passenger terminal.
(Photo by Spc. Hubert D. Delany III)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Pat Sullivan, is currently supporting the state of Wisconsin in response to COVID-19. He is assisting with the building of an alternative care facility for the prison population near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in support of FEMA and the state.
Sgt. Mason Moscatiello, a disinfection team specialist for Team 3 with Task Force 31, goes through the decontamination process, May 1, 2020, in Aliceville, Ala. All teams must be decontaminated after disinfecting a facility to ensure their health and safety.
(Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jaccob Hearn)
U.S. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan crews remain ready, relevant and responsive during changing times. Throughout U.S. Coast Guard Alaska, both air and boat crews have adapted and are maintaining operational readiness to continue conducting missions.
Ohio National Guard:
U.S. Army Pvt. Jason Mullins, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment – 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, loads food into a community member’s vehicle at The Revival Hub in Bryan, Ohio, May 4, 2020. The Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank provided community members the opportunity to receive boxed meals at The Revival Hub. More than 500 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guard’s long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kregg York)
Secretary of Defense, Mark T. Esper, participates in a Brookings Institute webinar, “A conversation with Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper”. Moderator Michael O’Hanlon engages Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper in a virtual conversation on U.S. defense policy, how the armed forces will ensure readiness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and the investments needed to fight the wars of the future.
(DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)
U.S. Navy:
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs New York Harbor after treating patients in New York and New Jersey. The ship and its embarked medical task force remain prepared for future tasking. The Navy, along with other U.S. Northern Command dedicated forces, remains engaged throughout the nation in support of the broader COVID-19 response.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Keia Randall)
U.S. Army:
“It’s such a great honor to be in this position, it really is. It’s something I never expected.” World War II veteran Sam Sachs, a retired lieutenant colonel, wasn’t certain 76 years ago he would live to see the next day. He’s amazed he survived the beaches of Normandy and even more amazed to reach the age of 105 years old. His birthday was celebrated with outpouring of love and support from his local community. More at: https://go.usa.gov/xvyc9
United States Air Force:
American Strong! The Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels honor frontline COVID-19 healthcare and essential workers with formation flights over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia.
(US Air Force Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy)
U.S. Coast Guard:
Our two-legged and four-legged service members continue protecting lives and protecting critical infrastructure ensuring the safety of our maritime transportation system
U.S. Navy:
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) stand watch while transiting the Taiwan Strait, April 23rd. Barry is forward-deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operations and is homeported at Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard:
Coast Guard children over at U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend! As we all know, April is #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild, and we want to give a special thanks to our military families and the sacrifices they make every day to serve our country and others.
U.S. Coast Guard:
DYK: rescue swimmers are trained in sewing and repairing fabric? Rescue Swimmers at U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend have been using their skills to make protective masks for their local healthcare workers.
Read the full story here: http://ow.ly/EA2a50zczBk
United States Air Force Tech Sgt. Kevin Robinson with the 52nd Operations Support Squadron is one of many service members on U.S. European Command (EUCOM)’s COVID-19 front lines who are making masks and helping flatten the curve
(U.S. Department of Defense)
U.S. Secretary of Defense:
Despite COVID-19, your military stands the watch. Sentinels of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) continue to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
U.S. Air Force:
Amidst the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic, a 512th Airlift Wing aircrew composed of Air Force Reserve Airmen airlifted counterdrug equipment out of Panama. The mission from Dover Air Force Base, supporting the US Department of Homeland Security, involved hauling more than 100,000 pounds of cargo from Panama Pacifico International Airport, Panama, to San Angelo Regional Airport, Texas. “It was a difficult mission because of all the moving parts and the constantly changing dynamics…it was successful because we had a crew of highly experienced people who went above and beyond to make sure the job got done.” – Capt. Scott McCoy, 709th Airlift Squadron pilot & aircraft commander. “
Loadmasters and DHS personnel filled the cargo compartment with 12 pallets and 11 rolling stock items that included mobile generators, trailers and surveillance equipment used to counter illicit drug trafficking throughout the region.
Read more: https://go.usa.gov/xvKPa/
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia)
U.S. Army: Staff Sgt. William J. Watt brings another level of medical expertise to the COVID-19 fight while serving as a firefighter paramedic on the front lines of the pandemic. “Fortunately, as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve, I have the ability to cross-train the skill sets of both professions.” Read more.
(Photo by Sgt. Alexander Morgan)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers returned home from deployment to a drive-thru welcome home ceremony following a two-week quarantine at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Get the full story at: https://www.dvidshub.net/…/world-different-place-than-we-le…
(Photo by Mark Olsen)
Upon arriving at a VA health care facility, you will be screened for flu-like symptoms before entering to protect other patients and staff. A VA health care professional will assist you with next steps once this screening process is complete.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/2RujRcl
As the threat of COVID19 continues, 1st Special Forces Group – Airborne #Soldiers adapt to develop solutions to combat the virus and protect the force. As riggers repurpose sewing machines typically used to repair parachutes to assemble surgical masks, unit medical professionals and logisticians create prototypes for both reusable respirator masks and face shields. Get the full story at: https://go.usa.gov/xvg3Y
(Sgt. Joe Parrish)
Admiral Karl Schultz:
THANK YOU to U.S. Coast Guard members ensuring safe and efficient marine transportation during this global pandemic. Maritime commerce is more important now than ever. Over 90 percent of goods move by sea, including medical supplies and household items vital to combatting the spread of coronavirus. You are truly invaluable to our whole of government response.
Stay informed: https://www.northdenvernews.com
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