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Oct. 19, 2022

First JB Lewis-McChord deployment with new MAFFORGEN model

JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. (AFNS) - Members of the 62nd Airlift Wing said their goodbyes to friends and families before deploying in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command operations Sept. 26-27. This deployment is JB Lewis McChord’s first implementation of the new Mobility Air Force Generation model.

211th Rescue Squadron deploys to Southwest Asia

Oct. 18, 2022

211th Rescue Squadron deploys to Southwest Asia

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — 211th Rescue Squadron deploys to Southwest Asia

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deandrea Quarles, a dispatcher assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, takes a call at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 6, 2022. Quarles is a Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Active-duty members and Reservists within the 378th ESFS work with the 1-182nd Infantry Regiment‘s Task Force Americal’s Massachusetts National Guardsmen completing the trifecta of PSAB’s Total Force protection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Oct. 18, 2022

Total Force Protection

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, SAUDI ARABIA — At Prince Sultan Air Base one uniform dawns all that stand sentry at the U.S. gates. Where American Airmen and Soldiers defend side by side united under one flag and distinguished only by their emblems and some thread. Watching the air from windowless towers and patrolling the land in steel packs. The 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and the 1-182nd Infantry Regiment‘s Task Force Americal mark the divide between AFCENT and ARCENT, yet among them three factions blend indistinguishably together in PSAB’s shield.

221003-N-XK809-1002 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Oct. 3, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Networks) 2nd Class Samantha Thompson, assigned to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet, mans the defensive cyber operations watch officer desk in the maritime operations center in support of Global Cyber Defensive Operations. The Global Cyber Defensive Operations is a U.S. Cyber Command led enduring defensive campaigning activity with partners to hunt and identify Indicators of Compromise commonly used by malicious cyberspace actors on designated networks supporting the Joint Force’s logistics and power projection capabilities globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes)

Oct. 17, 2022

CYBERCOM executed global cyberspace defensive operation

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland — CYBERCOM executed global cyberspace defensive operation

221010-G-NO146-1001 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 10, 2022) Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) inventory illicit drugs seized from a fishing vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 10.

Oct. 11, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Ship Seizes $48 Million in Drugs in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized an estimated $48 million worth of drugs from a fishing vessel while patrolling the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 10.

(221006-N-NO146-1001) KARACHI, Pakistan (Oct. 6, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) arrives in Karachi, Pakistan, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6. U.S. Fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Emlen Tunnell visited Pakistan as part of an ongoing series of joint exercises and technical exchanges between U.S. 5th Fleet and the Pakistan Navy.

Oct. 9, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard Ships Visit Pakistan

MANAMA, Bahrain — Two U.S. Coast Guards ships visited Karachi, Pakistan, for a scheduled port call Oct. 6-9.

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 2, 2022) Personnel from the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F236) inventory illicit drugs seized from a fishing vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 2.

Oct. 9, 2022

UK Frigate Seizes $45 Million Illegal Drug Shipment

MANAMA, Bahrain — A frigate from the United Kingdom Royal Navy seized 870 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth an estimated $45 million from a fishing vessel in the Middle East, Oct. 2.

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Oct. 7, 2022

U.S., UK Navies Conduct Unmanned Exercise in Arabian Gulf

MANAMA, Bahrain — Naval forces from the United States and United Kingdom conducted a bilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 7, which featured the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence to enhance maritime monitoring by crewed ships and operators ashore.

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Oct. 6, 2022

CMF Hosts Maritime Security Conference in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain — Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) hosted senior military leaders from 38 nations during a four-day maritime security conference in Bahrain, Oct. 3-6.

A U.S. Soldier with Task Force Americal from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, provides cover fire for Senior Airman Scott Prouty, a fireteam member assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron, during a Joint Force combat arms training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 24, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen must undergo routine weapons qualification training to ensure safety and proficiency standards, which they meet together at PSAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Oct. 4, 2022

Joint Force firepower

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, SAUDI ARABIA — At Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Air Force has an agreement letter with the Royal Saudi Air Force, allowing the 378th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron to utilize the firing range three days a week. So instead of forcing the U.S. Army to get their own letter, the sister services agreed, they’ll not only work together but train together and defend PSAB as an interoperable Joint Force.