Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/14/coast-guard-veteran-dedicates-43-years-keeping-mariners-safe.html One fateful evening in 1974, Bob Trainor heard a U.S. Coast Guard radio ad that would change his life.
Month: June 2018
Coast Guard Unloads More Than 2,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Key West
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/14/coast-guard-unloads-more-2000-pounds-marijuana-key-west.html A Key West-based U.S. Coast Guard cutter took in a large haul of marijuana during a maritime bust in March.
Post-PCS Survey Helps Keep Bad Movers Out
Source: https://www.military.com/money/pcs-dity-move/post-pcs-survey-helps-keep-bad-movers-out.html The movers are gone and you’ve asked for reimbursement for your broken stuff. That means you’re done, right? Not necessarily.
Trump’s Freeze of Korea Joint Exercises Catches Allies by Surprise
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/13/trumps-freeze-korea-joint-exercises-catches-allies-surprise.html Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was an exception, saying he was consulted on the halt to military exercises with South Korea.
Senators Want Release of Wright-Patterson Groundwater Toxicology Study
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/13/senators-want-release-wright-patterson-groundwater-toxicology-study.html U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio have demanded the Trump administration release a toxicology study.
Army Spends $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply Convoys
Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/06/12/army-spends-50-million-build-autonomous-supply-convoys.html The Army has awarded a $49.7 million contract to Robotic Research LLC for autonomous kits to be tested on supply vehicles.
Pearl Harbor Navy Officer Had ‘Rebreather’ on During Fatal Dive
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/13/pearl-harbor-navy-officer-had-rebreather-during-fatal-dive.html The adventurous life of a fast-rising Pearl Harbor Navy officer came to a tragic end May 20.
Lawmaker Concerned About Capability Gap During JSTARS Transition
Source: https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/12/lawmaker-concerned-about-capability-gap-during-jstars-transition.html Sen. David Perdue gave credit to Defense Secretary Mattis, who proposed the Air Force look for more sustainable solutions.
Judge Blocks Deportation of Man Detained While Delivering to Army Base
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/12/judge-blocks-deportation-man-detained-while-delivering-army-base.html The 35-year-old married father of two young girls was arrested on June 1 while making a delivery to Fort Hamilton.
Navy Sailor Charged with Beating Wife’s Dog to Death
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/12/navy-sailor-charged-beating-wifes-dog-death.html A 25-year-old Navy sailor is accused of beating his wife’s 8-year-old purebred beagle to death.