https://george.news | In this documentary series, we spoke with Vincent Van Ness, a lieutenant junior grade at the time Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) was stood up. Van Ness is a HITRON-10 member and recognized for his role in evaluating night vision goggles and applying them to the unit's proof of concept and mission. He later retired as a lieutenant commander. HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations primarily used "go-fast" boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The Coast Guard needed a way to counter the threat. In late 1998, six Coast Guard pilots and four enlisted aircrew members developed tactics and procedures to utilize armed helicopters operating aboard Coast Guard cutters to answer the call. HITRON helicopters operate in known smuggling vectors and rely on expertly trained aircrews and precision marksmen to disable go-fast drug smuggling vessels in the event suspects refuse to comply with verbal and visual warnings for law enforcement boardings under international maritime law. This series focuses on the founding members, pioneers, and stakeholders who have played an essential part in HITRON's history. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgenewsOrg IG: https://instagram.com/georgedotnews George Gear: https://georgenews.shop ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwuEKIZmKlE

http://george.news | *READ ALL* | The President Arrives at Pitt Greenville Airport, Greenville, NC for Keep America Great Rally| July 17th 2019 | A WEEK TO REMEMBER Pitt Greenville Airport, 400 Airport Road, Greenville, NC 27834 Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 6:00 PM EDT, POTUS arrival on AF1 and VP arrival on AF2 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kXn7Amsogo

https://george.news | U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion, and 3D Battalion, 3D Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, participate in a pre-sniper qualification course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 28, 2021. The pre-sniper course is designed to prepare, instruct, and evaluate Recon Marines identified to attend the scout sniper Basic Course. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656wcUqH-Dw

https://george.news | On March 23, 2020, members of the West Virginia National Guard answered quickly to conduct COVID-19 testing on staff and residence at a Nursing home in Morgantown, WV. Soldiers and Airmen from the Civil Support Team, and AITEC, were given instruction on testing procedures through West Virginia University Medicine, and Flight Surgeon for the 77th Troop Command, COL Kermit Huebner. The five man team conducted testing for 18 staff members, and 51 residents. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCollectiveQ | IG: https://instagram.com/georgedotnews ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc1HsW0Lg34