Defense News in Brief: U.S. Sixth Fleet Joins France’s Polaris 21 Exercise

Source: United States Navy

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Commander, Task Force 67, and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthal (T-AO 189) began participation in the French-led multilateral maritime exercise Polaris 21 in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.

Defense News in Brief: Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson: Family Man, Patriot and Countryman

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson led an extraordinary life. He left his community and his career as a commercial fisherman to serve 22 years in the military and become one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs. A husband, father, mayor, veterans affairs advocate and community leader—his lifetime achievements by anybody’s standards are nothing short of remarkable.