Radio DistributionJoint Task Force Delivers radios to Haiti earthquake survivors. The radios are intended to keep survivors informed through public safety messages currently being broadcasted in Haiti by JTF Haiti. USSOCOM receives Joint Meritorious Unit AwardU.S. Special Operations Command receives the Joint Meritorious Unit Award during a ceremony marking the headquarters’ exceptional performance from Jan. 1, 2005, through March 31, 2009. SOF personnel earn coveted title of jumpmasterTo earn the coveted title of jumpmaster, airborne qualified Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe took part in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Static Line Jumpmaster Course held at Panzer Kaserne Sept. 28 – Oct. 16. Navy Seal MusterThe National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Muster XXIV Nov. 7-8 at Fort Pierce, Fla. The two-day event consisted of several events open to the public that included a 5K race, a live auction, an official Veterans Day Ceremony and a live capabilities demonstration performed by East Coast-based Navy SEALs. SEALs honor two fallen heroesNaval Special Warfare Squadron Seven, commonly known as SEAL Team Seven, dedicated its newest camp and headquarters building in Iraq to the memory of two sailors fallen in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jackal Stone 2009More than 100 servicemembers assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe took part in Jackal Stone '09, a multinational special operations exercise held Sept. 10 - 27 throughout various locations in Croatia. Philippines RescueA Philippine Navy patrol boat and an Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat operated by members of the JSOTF-Philippines comb the waters looking for survivors Sept. 6, 2009 following the sinking of a Superferry off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte. Operation Good HeartCoalition effort saved 6-year-old Iraqi girl life by providing necessary heart surgery. |