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AFCent commander: Short tours best
Published on Sunday, December 27, 2009 by Angel The commander overseeing the Air Force’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan favors short tours in the war zones, despite a call by the Pentagon for yearlong deployments for instructors, and envisions airmen someday being stationed in the Persian Gulf with their families if host nations agree.Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage touched on the length of deployments and the Air Force&... Read More » -
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Vice adm. nominated to head NorthCom
Published on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 by Angel Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. was nominated Wednesday for a fourth star and appointment as commander, Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.If confirmed, Winnefeld will become the fourth commander and second admiral to head the Defense Department’s response in homeland security mattersNorthern Comm... Read More » -
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Crews say minesweepers in disrepair
Published on Sunday, December 6, 2009 by Angel Last spring, two minesweepers began an “extended deployment” to the Western Pacific with the promise of exotic Asian port visits, but instead of adventure, the ships got delays, confusion and lots of requests for spare parts.Now, the mine countermeasures ships Avenger and Defender are stuck in bureaucratic limbo, their sailors told Navy Times, because Navy... Read More » -
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Report: Lax leadership led to Hormuz collisio...
Published on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by Angel The navigator was listening to his iPod during a critical evolution.Watchstanders were known to sleep on the job.Stereo speakers were rigged for music in the radio room.An informal atmosphere — along with crew complacency, a “weak” command and inferior submariner skills — are named as contributors to the March 20 collision between the attack su... Read More » -
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U.S. admiral takes over piracy task force
Published on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Angel ABOARD THE CRUISER ANZIO IN THE NORTH ARABIAN SEA — The cruiser Anzio, now with a U.S. admiral aboard leading a multinational counter-piracy task force, has left the Persian Gulf and is preparing for stepped-up pirate attacks the Horn of Africa region as weather conditions improve.Last Thursday, Rear Adm. Scott Sanders took command of Task Force 151 from Rear Ad... Read More »