Archive for the PACOM Category


What are the Russians up to?

By Right Girl on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments

On Saturday, Russian bombers were “escorted” away from a flyover of the USS Nimitz battleship in the Pacific. Apparently they are trying to assert themselves over the US plan to build missile defence shields in former Soviet countries like the Czech Republic. But why? A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 flew [...]

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PACOM: Spirit of Cooperation

By Right Girl on Monday, May 21st, 2007 | No Comments

As part of my PACOM series (other posts here and here), I’d like to introduce you to Major Paul Young, of the Canadian Air Force. That’s right folks, there’s a Canuck on Oahu, and he isn’t just there to golf. He stands apart from his American counterparts, with his darker green digitized uniform (apparently the [...]

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PACOM: Oahu is more than just sandy beaches

By Right Girl on Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 | No Comments

Every year, thousands flock to Oahu to bask on Waikiki Beach, surf at Sunset Beach, or golf at Turtle Bay. When the tourists think of the military there, they think of Pearl Harbor as something in the past – a headline, a movie, a call to arms – not as a fully functioning military installation [...]

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PACOM Introduction

By Right Girl on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

With all eyes fixed on the Middle East, it is easy to forget that Pacific Command is responsible for 51% of the world, including India and the hotly disputed area of Kashmir. Detractors snort and call America the world’s police (or worse) but the image it brings to mind is fairly accurate. Through the Indonesian [...]

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Some rain, some chicken, some Jarheads, and Absinthe

By Right Girl on Monday, April 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

And a sunburn, which is astonishing, since I think we were only out of the car for about 45 non-consecutive minutes yesterday. My Charming Host(tm) took me on a whirlwind tour of more military installations than you can shake a stick at. It’s like traveling with the band to do it this way – all-access [...]

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