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[9] [10] Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) took over from SNMG1 on 29 June 2009 and continued operations off the coast of Somalia until the end of Allied Protector on 17 August 2009, when the operation was superseded by the new NATO operation, Operation Ocean Shield which widened the scope of the mission. [5]
What is today the Maryland-based headquarters of the American Forces Network began on 26 May 1942 when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) in Los Angeles, California with U.S. Army Colonel Tom Lewis in command. [2]
Operation Ocean Shield focused on protecting the ships of Operation Allied Provider [de; no; ru; uk], which transported relief supplies as part of the World Food Programme's mission in the region. The initiative also helped strengthen the navies and coast guards of regional states to assist in countering pirate attacks.
Unified Protector (2011) — NATO led intervention during the Libyan Civil War to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. Ellamy (2011) — British contribution to the operation Unified Protector. Harmattan (2011) — French contribution to the operation Unified Protector.
Operation Nimrod Dancer – May 1989 airlift of US Army and Marine Corps elements to reinforce US forces in Panama. [192] Joint Task Force Noble Anvil 1999 – Operation Allied Force, air war planning and execution against Serbia. [120] Operation Noble Eagle – Air defense, mobilization of reserve forces after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The California Military Department is an agency defined under the California Military and Veterans Code § 50. It includes the California National Guard (Army and Air), California State Guard, and the Youth and Community Programs. The California Military Department and the California National Guard are sometimes referred to interchangeably.
After its OIF cruise in 2003, VFA-14 conducted Air Wing training at NAS Fallon and made the maiden deployment with USS Ronald Reagan in 2004, the cruise took them from Virginia to California around South America. After work-ups in 2004 they deployed for a 2005 cruise, supporting OIF and flying over 2,100 sorties and over 4,300 flight hours.
Coordinates: 1]: Type: Air Force Base: Site information; Controlled by: United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force: Condition: Civilian Airport, private ownership: Site history; Built: 1941: In use: 1941–1992: Battles/wars: World War II Korean War Vietnam War 1991 Gulf War (Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation of Kuwait): George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base ...