The most junior Sailor in the room joins Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano to cut birthday cake, honoring the Navy’s 241st birthday at the National Capital Region Navy Ball. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Elliott Fabrizio/Released)
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016:
- The guided missile destroyer USS Mason responded today to an incoming missile threat while conducting routine operations in international waters off the Red Sea coast of Yemen, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.
- Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, dedicated three C-130J Super Hercules recently to deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief response for Haiti.
- In case you weren’t aware, there is a new tourniquet being used in the military, which has recently been updated.
- The world’s greatest Navy is celebrating it’s 241st birthday today. Happy birthday Navy! Here is the Chief of Naval Operations birthday message.
- The moment every Marine has been waiting for, Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis (Ret.) answers your questions.
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