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Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Vanessa Peterson hands out snacks to chilren in Emmonak during Operation Santa Claus on Nov. 1, 2018. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, backpacks filled with school supplies, fresh fruit, and sundaes to youngsters in rural communities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Risinger/Released)



Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Maxwell personnel disassemble cots used as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency mobilization during Hurricane Michael. Maxwell served as an Incident Staging Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2018) Sailors treat a simulated medical casualty during a drill aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG 4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for future deployments.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2018) Sailors prepare to transport a simulated medical casualty during a drill aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group's and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG 4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)



FORT CARSON, Colorado – U.S. Army Cpl. Hala Kadhem, a unit supply specialist assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, poses for a photo before going to her first military ball in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kadhem, who was born and raised in Iraq, was 16 years old when the invasion of Iraq happened. (Courtesy photo)

Georgian, Afghanistan

181107-N-TP834-0118 (Nov. 7, 2018) BATH, Maine – Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Anthony Cociffi, from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Adriana Williams, from San Jose, Calif., await evening colors on the flight deck of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). The future USS Michael Monsoor is preparing to depart from Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine for its commissioning ceremony in Coronado, Calif., scheduled for January 26, 2019. Following the commissioning, the ship will begin a post-delivery availability. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)



U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marshalee Clarke, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, speak to Marines and Sailors after completing a formation run in honor of the Marine Corps' 243rd birthday on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay runway, Nov. 7, 2018. The birthday run was 3.4 miles and provided a rare opportunity to traverse the runway on foot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Kouns)



Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Rebecca Allen, assigned to Naval Hospital Pensacola, poses for a photo with Annie Patterson at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida on Nov. 4. On Nov. 3, Allen, from Wilmington, Illinois, used her corpsman training to provide aid and comfort to Patterson who had stopped in traffic due to experiencing chest pain.



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 12, 2018) Lance Cpl. Victoria Livingston, a network administrator with Bravo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cleans an M777A2 Howitzer aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), Nov. 12, 2018. The Anchorage and embarked 13th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victoria Decker/Released)



UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the he Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) bow their heads in prayer during their United States Marine Corps birthday celebration, Nov. 10, 2018. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-CC hosted a ceremony in celebration of their 243rd birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donell Bryant)

Polish

U.S. Army Spc. Dennis Yeom (left), Sgt. Angel Whittington and Spc Cayshia Alapai of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion pose with their radios and P.T. belts in Boleslawiec, Poland, November 15, 2018. The final day in Poland for the unit also served as a Safety Day as all equipment and vehicles were inspected prior to roll-out to Germany. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ron Lee, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment, 1ABCT, 1CD)



GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 15, 2018) Recruits stand in formation at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Spencer Fling)



NORWEGIAN SEA (Nov. 16, 2018) Air Traffic Controlman 2nd Class Cameron Wheeler, bottom, and Chief Air Traffic Controlman Bradley Evert, assigned to Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 22, monitor mission aircraft from the tactical air control center aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 16, 2018. Iwo Jima is currently underway after participating in Trident Juncture 2018 which is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO Allied and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Travis Baley/Released)



NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 15, 2018) Lt. j.g. Nidia Ortizmadrigal, from Nicaragua, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air intermediate maintenance department(AIMD), is pinned to her current rank by Lt. Cmdr. Shariva Robinson, left, and Cmdr. Luis Rivera, right, during her promotion ceremony in the ship's jet shop. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. Fairchild)



Sgt. Joni Jackson (left), a radio broadcaster, is ready to do a radio interview with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey at American Forces Network Humphreys, USAG Humphreys, South Korea, on Nov. 15, 2018. Daily is on a tour of USAG Humphreys to meet with Soldiers stationed here. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, American Forces Network Humphreys)

Lithuanians

Airman First Class Kayla Highsmith, a vocalist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, hits a high note, Nov. 8, 2018, Travis Air Force Base, California. Travis hosted Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students from three high schools in Northern Calif. Students learned about various career fields in the U.S. Air Force, toured static aircraft, a dormitory, and had the opportunity to talk with personnel about military life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)



U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Salina Boodoosingh, a vocalist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, performs during a base tour, Nov. 8, 2018, Travis Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)



CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Lt. j.g. Karen Jimenez Gudino, from Phoenix, paints a mural on the wall of the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom/Released)



CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2018) – Hospitalman Nicole Heasley, from Humeston, Iowa, paints a mural on the wall of the pediatric ward aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom/Released)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 22, 2018) Lt. j.g. Sally Anderson tracks air contacts on a console in the combat direction center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Elliott/Released)

Canadian Corporal Krystal Cote, of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (Montreal), uses an industrial saw to penetrate rebar during the Light Urban Search and Rescue (LUSAR) training course, Work Point, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, on 29 Aug 2018.

Georgian. Afghanistan, 2007.

From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Abigail Schutz, 39th Medical Operations Squadron health promotions element chief, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Mancini, 39th MDOS health promotions technician, and Tech. Sgt. Brian Phillips, 39th MDOS health promotions flight NCO in charge, pose for a photo in front of the Bod Pod at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Oct. 2, 2018. The Health Promotions flight provides Airmen with the best possible methods of nutrition to stay in optimal warfighting shape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Wisher)



AIRAI, Palau (Nov. 16, 2018) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Christina Astin, from Santa Rosa, Calif., and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Det. Palau, Camp Katuu Tiger Team, conducts maintenance on civil engineer support equipment in an effort to support the training of local Palauans in an apprenticeship program. NMCB-3 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. Seabees provide general engineering and civil support to Navy, Marine Corps and joint operational forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Builder 2nd Class Crystal Lightsey/Released)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 25, 2018) Operations Specialist Seaman Freddy Palacios, left, and Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jacqueline Estrada stand watch in the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Nov. 25, 2018. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its eighth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)



FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Master Sgt. Amanda Draeger, non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber), gave a presentation on “Anatomy of a Phish” at AvengerCon III, a hacker-style training event, at the McGill Training Center on November 27. Draeger discussed the elements common to successful phishing campaigns of varying sophistication, based on real-world examples from the speaker's experience in a heavily-targeted Fortune 100 company.



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Alejandra Lozada scrubs the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Nov. 27, 2018. Iwo Jima is currently underway after participating in Trident Juncture 2018 which is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO Allied and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. CardonaGonzalez/Released)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Gerardo Hernandez, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Rosalie Lashley move a pallet of ammunition onto a weapons elevator aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 23, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Travis Baley/Released)



U.S. Army Spc. Tatiana Lafferty, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 155th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, sits with her dental equipment at Indian Health Services, Nov. 1, 2018, in Rapid City, S.D. Lafferty works full-time as a dental technician with IHS, while also attending to her duties as a single mother, full-time student and an Army National Guard Soldier.



Seaman Cheyenne Gorslene, handles line while pushing off from the pier outside of Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 27, 2018. Gorslene was underway with a production crew from Country Music Television who were filming a segment to air in December. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios.

RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Laura Lopez, from Santa Fe, Texas, checks in a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pat Morrissey/Released)



STRAITS OF MALACCA (Nov. 24, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ciara Heath, from Philadelphia, stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon is underway conducting routine operations as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan C. Kellums)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2018) Seaman Laury Champange, from Long Island, New York, stands watch as the phone talker aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Spruance are underway conducting routine operations as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon)



Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Pat Pillow receives a cup of grapes from U.S. Air Force Col. Sherri LeVan, 55th Wing vice commander, Nov. 22, 2018 during a Thanksgiving feast at the Ronald L. King dining facility on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Serving meals at at the dining facility is an annual Thanksgiving tradition for USSTRATCOM and 55th Wing leadership as a way to say thank you to Team Offutt members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles J. Haymond)



Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Ryley Wilson holds up a sea turtle before releasing it into the water offshore Cape Henry, Virginia, Nov. 18, 2018. Coast Guard crewmembers and personnel from the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island released 14 sea turtles into warmer waters after their rehabilitation from being cold stunned. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Jaime Brady)



Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence, a Base Kodiak yeoman, loves Kodiak, Alaska so much that her and her husband have purchased their retirement home in Kodiak. Lawrence and her family enjoy all that the Alaskan outdoors has to offer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.



Petty Officer 2nd Class Catherine Lorenz undergoes a refresher course in using the SeaWatch system developed by C3CEN in Portsmouth, VA Sept. 24, 2018. SeaWatch combines multiple ship-board communications, sensors and navigation systems into a single integrated platform for increased efficiency and situational awareness in cutters. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Auxiliarist Andy Winz/Released.



RIOHATCHA, Colombia (Nov. 26, 2018) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sabrina Greene, from Atlanta, lets a patient draw a smiley face on her hand while she checks them into one of two medical sites. The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kris R. Lindstrom/Released

Popeye, is RIOHACHA, without "T", thanks a lot"!

TIGREDELAIRE..thanks for that information. But I don't write the captions. The USN does. I just copy and paste.

bdpopeye said:

TIGREDELAIRE..thanks for that information. But I don't write the captions. The USN does. I just copy and paste.

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About the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) visit to Colombian Territory and the Guajira Penynsula the Venezuelan Goverment were in hight alert because they think the deployement of that ship means a huge movilitation of troops for a huge operation !!!! The Venezuelan goverment still thinks they are going to be a target of a mayor US invation

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The Venezuelan government still thinks they are going to be a target of a mayor US invasion

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Not true at all..No troops have been mobilized..USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on a scheduled deployment...it's part of "Enduring Promise" ..More about enduring promise >>>> USNS Comfort....Enduring Promise...Special Report!




RIOHACHA , Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) - Ensign Maggie Anater, from Lancaster, Pa., takes a young patient’s vitals at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman J. Keith Wilson/Released)



RIOHACHA, Colombia (Nov. 30, 2018) – Hospitalman Jerusha Hainsworth, from Lake Havasu, Ariz., prepares to check the vitals of a patient at one of two medical sites. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pat Morrissey/Released)



TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 20, 2018) – Hospitalman Teneva K. Wilkins (left), from Newark, N.J., and Hospitalman Tyler Daigle, from Baton Rouge, La., review patients’ paperwork at a land-based medical site. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. CaShaunta Q. Williams/Released)



TURBO, Colombia (Nov. 20, 2018) – Hospitalman Gabriela Cruz, an optician from Los Angeles, gives a patient an eye exam at a land-based medical site. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. CaShaunta Q. Williams/Released)