DVIDS: News: Guantanamo
Showing 1-10 of 479 results.
Approximately 20 Sailors from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, based at U.S. Naval Station Norfolk, Va., are currently providing support to Haiti from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of Operation Unified Response.
The crew is working around the clock to provide transport of cargo and personnel, both military members and media representatives, to areas in and out of Haiti, as a part of Task Force 48. Operating from Guantanamo Bay, TF-48 is coordinating air and sea assets in the delivery of immediate life-saving humanitarian assistance to Haiti.
01.28.10, Story by Spc. Cody Black
As U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Joint Task Force Guantanamo continue support of disaster relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12, a joint logistics hub at the naval station and the air terminal has been established to coordinate and lead humanitarian relief efforts to the island. During operations, the air terminal tempo is practically non-stop.
01.25.10, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Flynn
Service members from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron arrived at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to help support Operation Unified Response after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, Jan. 12.
01.25.10, Story by Sgt. Michael Baltz
Airmen from the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the New York Air National Guard thought they were coming for a traditional two-week training deployment at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, but increased operations at the naval station airfield in support of Operation Unified Response are providing plenty of training opportunities for these guardsmen.
01.22.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Blair Heusdens
As the nation paused to honor and remember slain civil rights leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., members of the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay community gathered to commemorate his birthday and celebrate the life of the heroic civil rights leader, Jan. 18. Many held hands and sang songs from the civil rights era, including "We Shall Overcome."
01.22.10, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Flynn
Airmen from the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the New York Air National Ground arrived at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 16, and hit the ground running in support of various engineering and construction projects at Joint Task Force Guantanamo and throughout the base. The engineering squadron replaced airmen from the 190th Civil Engineering Squadron from the Kansas Air National Guard for a two-week training deployment.
01.22.10, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Flynn
Leadership and professionalism are words lived by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Gholston. Gholston, a 55-year-old public affairs supervisor, is currently serving at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
01.22.10, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcos Hernandez
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing based at F.S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, Long Island, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 16 for a two-week training deployment that began with a mission change.
01.20.10, Courtesy Story
Joint Task Force Guantanamo has been at the forefront of an intense debate about foreign policy since opening in 2002. If you turn on any major news network, it is not uncommon to hear something being mentioned about the detention facility.
01.15.10, Story by Sgt. Andrew Hillegass
Service members naturally find themselves adjusting their new environs when they arrive at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
01.15.10, Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcos Hernandez