Written on May 6, 2010 at 2:23 pm by

Weekly AFPS Podcast for May 6

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afps-logo-final-podcast-5_090309085820In the AFPS podcast for May 6, stories include: the scope of military support in the aftermath of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; Defense Secretary Robert Gates reviews naval strategy at a Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition; the first group of women Navy officers are set to train for submarine service; newly declassified information adds transparency related to the U.S. nuclear arms stockpile; defense officials urge continued support for Pakistan in their counter-insurgency mission; CENTCOM Commander, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus updates preparations for a Taliban clearing operation in Kandahar province, Afghanistan; the Naval Academy football team receives a seventh-straight Commander-In-Chief trophy; and, information on how to follow the action when the first Warrior Games competition kicks off on Monday, May 10th.

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    While flying over Colorado a B-2 Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, moves into position for a mid-air refueling via the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee on 09 May, 2012. The B-2 Stealth bomber and the KC-135 crews conducted the aerial refueling to maintain mission readiness standards.

    U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jeremy M. Wilson (DVIDS)


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    Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team debark from the HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) to conduct boarding operations during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May 8, 2012 at sea off Sydney, Nova Scotia. Exercise Frontier Sentinel is a combined interagency exercise involving Joint Task Force Atlantic, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Command. The exercise is designed to continue to develop and validate the existing plans, treaties and standard operation procedures for a bilateral response to maritime homeland defense and security threats.

    (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte / Released) (DVIDS)


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    Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, tread water during water training in Southwest Asia, May 7, 2012. Members of the EOD flight use water training as part of their physical training routine to stay in top physical condition and stay trained.

    (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla) (DVIDS)