Pandemic influenza outbreaks are unpredictable. One million people around the world died in a 1957 outbreak that started in China but spread globally. In 1968, another outbreak took an estimated 1-3 million lives. In 2003, the re-emergence of A(H5N1) or so-called avian influenza, highlighted how the virus could pass from animals to people, but it did not reach …
Ultimate Sacrifice On this date in 2004, Cpl. Jason Dunham died after saving the lives of his fellow Marines eight days earlier while fighting insurgents in Iraq. Cpl. Jason Dunham DOD CORPORALJASON LEE DUNHAM USMC (DECEASED) Jason Lee Dunham, the first Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient for Operation Iraqi Freedom, was born 10 November 1981 …
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 18, 2020) Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), right, sails with U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st …
Dan CrenshawTEXAS’ 2ND DISTRICT Originally from the Houston area, Rep. Dan Crenshaw is a proud 6th generation Texan. From an early age, Dan knew that he wanted to serve his country with the most elite fighting force in history: the U.S. Navy SEALs. His father’s career in the Texas oil and gas industry moved his …