25 OCT 2017 (01:52 UTC-07 Tango 06) 03 Aban 1396/04 Safar 1439/06 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
Virginia based, yet China owned, Smithfield Foods is about to get a huge boost in demand from its biggest buyer, China!
Smithfield Foods was taken over by Shuanghui Group (aka WH Group) in 2013. Smithfield has many slaughterhouses across the U.S. and sells […] Continue Reading…
24 OCT 2017 (14:32 UTC-07 Tango 06) 02 Aban 1396/03 Safar 1439/05 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
U.S. Army Caisson Platoon, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at the Caisson Stables, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, forced one of its most dedicated personnel to retire after only 15 years of service.
Smokey, a Caisson horse, is retiring after taking […] Continue Reading…
24 OCT 2017 (00:00 UTC-07 Tango 06) 02 Aban 1396/03 Safar 1439/05 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“I’ve not been deployed before, so this first time is something I’ve been thinking about and working toward for a while.”-Senior Airman Katie Saddison
On 22 OCT 2017, Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing-168th Operations Support Squadron deployed about 30 personnel to an […] Continue Reading…
23 OCT 2017 (04:44 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Aban 1396/02 Safar 1439/04 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
U.S. Marines and Sailors conducting pandemic influenza isolation at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.
Despite the supposed chaos created by the outbreak, personnel acted quickly to isolate areas, transport and treat patients, and maintain order.
Trick! It’s part of a yearly training exercise […] Continue Reading…
23 OCT 2017 (04:28 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Aban 1396/02 Safar 1439/04 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“We look forward to supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and proudly representing Alabama and our Tuskegee heritage. The importance of air superiority in any conflict cannot be overstated and it is our citizenry at home that makes it possible. We thank our […] Continue Reading…
23 OCT 2017 (04:06 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Aban 1396/02 Safar 1439/04 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“Through IO, we can influence, disrupt, corrupt or usurp the decision-making abilities of our adversaries and potential adversaries in the region.”-Major John Rodriguez, HoA 9 team leader
It’s been revealed that in September the Maryland National Guard was forced to deploy its […] Continue Reading…
21 OCT 2017 (04:29 UTC-07 Tango 06) 29 Mehr 1396/30 Muharram 1439/02 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“Given that the amount of virus needed to initiate infection of exposed ferrets via respiratory droplets is small, these findings suggest that the HPAI H7N9 virus requires only a limited amount of virus to cause lethal infection….”-Yoshihiro Kawaoka, University of Tokyo […] Continue Reading…
21 OCT 2017 (02:52 UTC-07 Tango 06) 29 Mehr 1396/30 Muharram 1439/02 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715
“The United States is expected to play a supporting role in the new offensive that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is set to launch on Saturday…..”-ABCNews
On 20 OCT 2017, the U.S. began drone strikes against al-Shabaab (The Youth) despite no evidence they were […] Continue Reading…
20 OCT 2017 /19:59 UTC-07 Tango 06 (29 Mehr 1396/30 Muharram 1439/02 Geng-Xu [9th month] 4715)
There’s already plenty of data showing that people with diabetes (which weakens the immune system) have a higher rate of getting the flu than people who don’t have diabetes. Now, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests that Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps is 101 years old, and despite the proliferation of motorized transports the Corps continues to play an important role.
The U.S. military left behind dozens of Military Working Dogs in Vietnam, calling them “expendable surplus equipment”. Thanks to outrage by veterans that doesn’t happen now.Besides the obvious […] Continue Reading…