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| saver111 | Jun 27 2012, 03:18 PM Post #21 |
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Filipino nurse joins biggest mercy mission Posted June 19th, 2012 by Eric B. Apolonio & filed under Nation.  Canada military’s Lt. Iphigenia Morales joins the world’s largest humanitarian mission. Eric Apolonio The world’s largest joint humanitarian mission in the Pacific kicks off on Tuesday at the Calbayog Port in Northern Samar. The Pacific Partnership 2012, now on its 7th year of serving the US Navy, will be joined by partner-nations such as Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Korea, Chile, Peru, and Netherlands. PP12’s goal is to take part in a humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S. military and civilian personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies engaged in relief and disaster control. Unknown to many, a Canadian- Filipina nurse, Lt. Iphigenia Morales working as Operations and Training Officer of the Canadian Forces Health Service Centre Pacific,joined the PP12 as one of the hundreds of volunteers. Morales, born in Bagac, Bataan, migrated with her family in Canada at the age of six. “My parents demonstrated the importance of hard work and perseverance,” Morales said. “When I heard that I was scheduled to go to the Philippines, and learned that the mission was about helping people, I knew it was meant for me. I felt compelled to ask my Commanding Officer at Canadian Forces Health Service Centre Pacific, where I work as the Operations and Training Officer to nominate me for this opportunity, “ she said. She is now a staff nurse working in the medical-urgical ward of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, providing care to the host-nation’s patients. She has just completed her first mission over the weekend in the Indonesian ports of North Sulawesi, Manado and the three islands of Sangihe, Talaud, and Siau. The USNS Mercy, the premier hospital ship of the US Navy with a capacity of 1,000 beds and can accommodate 200 patients per day, will be joined by 24 Japanese medical personnel on board Japanese ship Oosumi and C1 aircraft on June 18 for sealift and airlift operations. On Tuesday, US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas and Northern Samar Governor Paul Daza together with local and military officials will hold send-off rites for the mission that will deliver the much-needed services through the Oplan Bayanihan in the cities of Calbayog and Catbalogan and in the towns of Gandar, San Jorge, in Samar and in San Isidro, Northern Samar from June 19 to July 1. Philippine engineering troops will also take part in the US Pacific 30th Naval Construction Regiment for rehabilitation and construction of school buildings, health clinics, roads and bridges. http://news.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/0...-mercy-mission/ |
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| saver111 | Oct 30 2012, 05:16 PM Post #22 |
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 No photo of the man, but the inscription tells it all!  (photo taken onboard the USS George Washington at Manila by dober of Timawa) http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=18405.45 |
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| saver111 | Oct 30 2012, 05:29 PM Post #23 |
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USS George Washington sailors feast on Filipino cuisine By Tarra Quismundo Asia News Network Published: October 26, 2012 MANILA — There may be "fewer horses and bayonets" in the US military, as President Barack Obama put it in the third of a series of debates with Gov. Mitt Romney. But there’s certainly more adobo, lumpia, pansit and pan de sal — at least in the mess hall of the USS George Washington, thanks to the "Filipino Mafia" aboard the U.S. Navy’s Japan-based aircraft carrier on a goodwill visit to the Philippines. Chief culinary specialist Ferdinand delos Santos, a Manila native who joined the U.S. Navy 21 years ago, said the behemoth’s diverse crew of some 5,500 sailors had taken on Filipino favorites like adobo, pansit, chopsuey and lumpiang shanghai, so much so that the dishes have become regulars on the warship’s menu. "Now, they’re a mainstay in the Navy menu. A lot of times, we just introduce a [Filipino] dish one time and when they like it, we keep it on the menu ... Like pan de sal rolls, we have that now," said Delos Santos, a sailor recruited at the U.S. naval base in Subic, Zambales province, a year before it closed in 1991. Delos Santos is one of some 800 sailors of Filipino descent aboard the aircraft carrier. The nuclear-powered Nimitz-class carrier dropped anchor on Manila Bay on Wednesday for a five-day visit, where sailors will undertake community relations projects with the Philippine Navy and also enjoy a break from life at sea. The port call, a return trip following visits in 2009 and 2010, is a break from its routine patrolling of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), where the George Washington, its carrier group and embarked air wing conduct "freedom of navigation exercises, training and routine flight operations," said its commanding officer, Capt. Gregory Fenton. "We have a long-standing history of partnership with the Philippines dating back to the Spanish-American War, and we are always appreciative of the opportunity to be able to work with one of our regional partners," Fenton said. Among other nationalities aboard the ship, the Filipino group, including Philippine-born migrants and sailors with Filipino parents, has become like a tight-knit family that it has become known as the "Filipino Mafia," Delos Santos said. "They call us the Filipino Mafia in a joking way ... They would say, 'Oh, the Mafia’s talking again.’ That’s because we Filipinos are tight," said the officer. "You know we Filipinos, once you see fellow Filipinos, you greet them even if you don’t know them. It’s the same here. Even if we don’t see each other every day because the ship is so big, we find time to talk even for a minute or so," Delos Santos said. Like his fellow Filipino sailors aboard the George Washington, Delos Santos took time to visit relatives in Manila during the ship’s stay here. So would Davao-born Air Officer 2nd Class Ryan Regondola, who is set to meet some Manila-based relatives. The 26-year-old sailor, a mechanic in the air fleet, entered the Navy soon after he joined his Filipino-American mother in the United States five years ago. "It’s been my dream to be a part of the U.S. Navy. There’s always equal opportunity here and there’s a lot of room to succeed in the Navy," Regondola said. The George Washington will host Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who is also in the country on an official visit. Fenton described Mabus’s visit and the George Washington’s port call within the same week amid a simmering territorial dispute between the Philippines and China as merely coincidental, and should not be given any special meaning. "This deployment here with these particular engagements and these particular port visits are still part of our routine operations. In the sense that we’re pivoting to the Pacific or increasing our presence and operations in the Pacific, George Washington has been here for four years doing this already," Fenton said in a press briefing. "We are very sensitive to the areas that are under dispute, if you will. And we do make a very conscious effort to stay away from those areas. I believe that we are firmly committed to helping support the nations that are involved in those disputes. But ideally, we’d like to see them sort out those disputes via diplomatic channels," Fenton said. http://www.stripes.com/mobile/news/us/uss-george-washington-sailors-feast-on-filipino-cuisine-1.194701 |
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| saver111 | Oct 31 2012, 12:40 PM Post #24 |
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 The Arnuco siblings, who both grew up in the Philippines and are looking to rediscover Manila as soon as they are off duty  Pinoys aboard the GW http://www.fhm.com.ph/incoming/fhm-feature/article/16869# |
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| saver111 | Mar 26 2013, 11:20 PM Post #25 |
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Decorated Fil-Am US military officer: Never doubt yourself, never forget your roots March 26, 2013 2:30pm  A ranking Filipina-American officer serving the US military has this piece of advice to give for people who might be second-guessing themselves: Never doubt yourself, never give up, never forget your roots. An article on Asian Journal on Friday quoted Air National Guard (ANG) chief diversity officer Colonel Shirley S. Raguindin, who has had difficulties of her own as a woman in the US military. “Look forward to the future but never forget where you came from. Establish and achieve the highest expectations and goals for yourself and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it,” she said in an email to the publication. “Most importantly, never doubt yourself, your capabilities or ever give up,” Raguindin continued. Raguindin, 48 years old, is currently the chief diversity officer of the Air National Guard, and is the senior advisor to Director Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke III. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/301059/pinoyabroad/pinoyachievers/decorated-fil-am-us-military-officer-never-doubt-yourself-never-forget-your-roots http://ngbdiversity.org/index.php/lieutenant-colonel-shirley-s-raguindin/ 
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| saver111 | Apr 17 2013, 03:33 PM Post #26 |
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 US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alejandro Taag Jr. Health Services Officer for Balikatan 2009. Born in the Philipines and now a U.S. Navy Officer, Lt Cmdr. Taag describes what Balikatan means to him. Balikatan 2009 is a bilateral annual exercise between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States. Humanitarian assistance and training activities enable our soldiers to get to know each other, train together, and provide assistance in communities where the need is the greatest. they improve their ability to operate as one team in joint projects.  U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Edmond Reyes, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates how to give an intravenous solution to Philippine marines and sailors taking a combat lifesavers course at Naval Forces West, Naval Station Carlito Cunanan, Ulugan, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 18. The training was a part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012, an exercise intended to maintain readiness and interoperability between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the U.S. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patricia D. Lockhart)  Sgt. Rodolfo Acosta and Sgt. 1st Class Tim Borton of the Hawaii National Guard's CERF-P Search and Extraction Team discusses proper shoring techniques with members of the Philippine military, April 11, 2013, Subic Bay, Philippines. Hawaii Army National Guard search and rescue experts are refreshing the skills of their Philippine counterparts on the second day of a skill exchange before a two-day skill evaluation as a part of Balikatan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Andrew Jackson)  Staff Sgt. Froilan Constantino and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kaaiakamanu of the Hawaii Army National Guards CERFP Search and Extraction team review patient packing procedures with members of the Philippine military's 7th ID search and rescue team, April 13, 2013, Subic Bay, Philippines. Hawaii Army National Guard search and rescue experts are refreshing the skills of their Philippine counterparts on the final day of a skill exchange before a two-day skill evaluation as a part of Balikatan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Andrew Jackson) Edited by saver111, Apr 17 2013, 04:12 PM.
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| saver111 | Apr 17 2013, 03:51 PM Post #27 |
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Balikatan 2013 Welding Class with Pinoy USMC as interpreter http://www.dvidshub.net/video/286636/balikatan-2013-welding-class |
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| saver111 | May 14 2013, 10:30 PM Post #28 |
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 LT ISIDRO PAREDES... Paredes Air (Radar) Station and Paredes Street both bearing the name of an unknown Filipino Airman, who maybe forever forgotten, fortunately I was able to "acquire" a more complete data about LT ISIDRO PAREDES... A group of Filipino Pilot Trainees from the Philippine Army Air Corps that were sent to the US in 1937 for flying training graduated at Randolph and Kelly Fields as members of Class 1938B... The graduates were OROBIA, ZOSA, CRUZ and PAREDES all of them were assigned to American Air Units within the continental United States... LT ISIDRO PAREDES was placed on active duty with the Observation Squadron at March Field, California and later to Chanute Field to undergo maintenance engineering... While in Chanute LT PAREDES had an aircraft accident, he forced landed due to fuel starvation and the impact rammed him into the instrument panel disfiguring his handsome face and also killing his American passenger... Because of the accident LT PAREDES resigned from the PAAC decided not to return to the Philippines and volunteered his service to the Royal Canadian Air Force... He later transferred to the Royal Air Force in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War, as a ferry pilot of American made bombers... On 07 November 1941, he died in an air crash while flying a British Hampden bomber... FROM THE PAF HISTORY BIT OF Acer Francis Neri PAFFS CL-95 |
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| saver111 | May 22 2013, 03:18 PM Post #29 |
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 CAPTAIN STANLEY M SABIHON (from Siquijor) standing in front of his Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Aloha Mae", the only Filipino B-17 pilot in Europe during WW2... He served with the 352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Mediterranean Theater of Operations at Italy with 51 missions in 1944... Dubbed as "the best pilot in the business" because he always bring his crew safely back home... He later served in Korea with 28 mission with the Military Airlift Transport Squadron.. He died in San Diego, California in 1981... (With thanks to Mister Ged Dizon) Francis Karem Elazegui Neri  
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| saver111 | Aug 11 2014, 12:18 AM Post #30 |
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Ronald Ravelo: First Fil-Am to take helm of US aircraft carrier NEW COMMANDER. Captain Ronald Ravelo is the first Filipino-American to lead a carrier in the history of the United States Navy. Photos courtesy of AFP Photo/US Navy and NavSource
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