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Ms. Lorene Bell, received the key to her newly refurbished home today in southeast Houston as part of Neighborhood Centers’ Operation Welcome Home.
Her home, damaged by Hurricane Ike, now includes a new roof, new kitchen and appliances, bathroom, living room and furniture, flooring, sheetrock, electrical work and repair plumbing lines.
Crewmembers of HMCS MONCTON and HMCS GOOSE BAY pose for a photo in Abidian, Côte d'Ivoire during Operation PROJECTION, February 18, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Jaclyn Buell, Canadian Armed Forces photo
HMCS FREDERICTON and USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS, flagship of Standing NATO MARITIME GROUP 2, are berthed in Souda Bay, Greece during Operation REASSURANCE, on 22 March 2023.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
In autumn 2022, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) launched Operation Vulcan to clear the areas of Cheetham Hill and Strangeways of the counterfeit goods trade and associated organised crime.
Eleven months on and the area today paints a very different picture, with over 200 counterfeit shops shut down, over 1000 tonnes of counterfeit items repurposed and recycled, £520,000 cash seized, and violent crime and public order offences reduced by 50%.
Following this success, Greater Manchester Police and partners vow to bring the same dynamic change, vigour and enthusiasm to Piccadilly Gardens.
Using the same specialist taskforce, alongside local neighbourhood officers and PCSO’s, dedicated resources will be embedded into Piccadilly Gardens to identify the root causes of the existing problems and work closely with local residents and partners to eliminate the criminality in all its forms, helping to create a safer community and supporting businesses to thrive and grow.
Policing alone will not solve these problems, and that is why the multi-agency approach is so key to tackle the issues in Piccadilly Gardens. Working with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and local businesses and charities, this is our commitment to tackling and creating sustainable resolutions to issues such as anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, exploitation, theft from person, and violent crime which have, for too long, impacted the lives and livelihoods of those in and around Piccadilly Gardens.
Detective Superintendent Neil Blackwood, who will be leading the specialist team of officers in Piccadilly Gardens, said: “Building on the success of the existing partnerships we have, strengthening the multi-agency approach to key issues that are impacting the lives of the local community and visitors, police and partners will use every power and policy available to revitalise the area.
“Operation Vulcan Piccadilly is the product of hours of interactions with locals, residents, and partners from across Manchester, and represents what they want from their police force. We will work with the public to fight crime and anti-social behaviour, utilising all of the specialist resources within GMP to make a real difference in the area.
“We want Piccadilly Gardens to feel safer and become a more welcoming place for people to live, work, and socialise, but make no mistake, we will be adopting a zero-tolerance approach to any criminality, and we will be relentless in our pursuit to make this a hostile environment for criminals."
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “We welcome this operation, with the police focusing resources on Piccadilly Gardens and acting on concerns raised by the community, the Council and others.
“The Council will support the operation whether through services to improve the appearance of the area as anti-social behaviour is reduced, or by aiding vulnerable people who need support – for example drug and alcohol treatment or safeguarding.
“Piccadilly Gardens is a public space with huge potential and we’ve seen it successfully host events such as the Christmas Markets and more recently screenings of Lionesses matches. It’s a much-used space, with 150,000 people a day passing through it, but we recognise that it has issues with crime and anti-social behaviour and that negative perceptions surround it.
“This commitment from the police will help make it an area which is welcoming to everyone except those with criminal or anti-social intent. Building on this foundation, the Council has appointed designers to come up with a plan to transform the area, creating a welcoming, flexible and family-friendly space. Together we can deliver real improvements.”
A photog downtown for the Clearwater Jazz Fest takes pix of the protest march.
Operation Shocktober on October 18th 2008 was the ninth straight month of peaceful global protests against the scientology cult. The theme was zombies, to coincide with Halloween and highlight the many mysterious deaths and suicides of cult members.
All faces of those unmasked are blurred to protect them from the cult's "Fair Game" policy of harassing it's critics. These are brave people of all ages and walks of life, standing shoulder to shoulder with ex-Scientologists to bring the truth TO YOU.
Educate yourself about what TIME Magazine called "The Cult of Greed and Power":
Commander Matthew Mitchell, Commanding Officer of HMCS FREDERICTON, presents the gold Sea Service Insignia for 1460 days at sea to Petty Officer 1st Class Gagnon during Operation REASSURANCE, on 06 February 2023 in Augusta, Italy.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Returning from Trapani, Italy, seven CF-188 "Hornet's" land at their home base, the 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, in Bagotville, Quebec November 4, 2011.
Operation MOBILE is the Canadian Forces’ participation in Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the NATO-led effort, as authorized in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011, to impose upon Libya an arms embargo, a no-fly zone and to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas in Libya.
Task Force Libeccio is the Air Component of Operation MOBILE and it is composed of the Task Force Headquarters, based in Napes, Italy; the Air Coordination Element, based in Poggio-Renatico, Italy; and the Sicily Air Wing, based out of two locations in Sicily, Italy. There are approximately 350 personnel deployed to Italy as part of Task Force Libeccio.
Sicily Air Wing is made up of four air operations flights and two close support flights, which include: a CP-140 Flight, based at Sigonella, Sicily; and a CF-18 Flight, a CC-150T Flight, a CC-130T Flight, an Operational Support Flight and a Mission Support Flight, all based at Trapani-Birgi, Sicily.
In addition to the support furnished to Operation MOBILE by Task Force Libeccio, HMCS Vancouver is currently conducting presence and surveillance patrols under CJTF Unified Protector, through the NATO Maritime Component Commander and Combined Task Group (CTG) 455.01 deployed in the Mediterranean.
Master Sailor Guillaume Rivard, a Sonar Operator aboard HMCS CALGARY, compiles and analyzes acoustic information from shipborne sensors during simulated anti-submarine warfare while sailing in the Coral Sea during Exercise Talisman Sabre as part of Operation PROJECTION, July 20, 2021.
Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship CALGARY
Master Corporal David Scott, an Aviation Systems Technician guides a CH-148 Cyclone as it backs out of the hanger onto the flight deck of HMCS HALIFAX in preparation for take off, 23 March 2022.
Photo by: Pte Connor Bennett, Canadian Armed Forces photo
A Boatswain onboard HMCS YELLOWKNIFE fires a C8 rifle during a Small Arms Shoot as part of weekly training to maintain a high degree of readiness during Operation CARIBBE, March 4, 2022.
Photo: MARPAC Imaging Services, Canadian Armed Forces photo
A sailor onboard HMCS MONTREAL observes Motor Vessel (MV) ASTERIX from the port boat deck as the two ships conduct a Personnel Awaiting Transfer (PAX) during Operation SAVANNE on 3 May 2023.
Photo by: Cpl Connor Bennett, Canadian Armed Forces photo
Commander Annick Fortin, the Commanding Officer of HMCS WINNIPEG, and the crew onboard HMCS WINNIPEG conduct a PASSEX with the Royal Thai Navy, HTMS Sukhothai, after the departure of Thailand during Operation PROJECTION on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces photo
HMCS Fredericton sails out of Syracuse Harbour, Italy, during Operation REASSURANCE, on 11 February 2023.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
BALTIMORE, Md. (September 24, 2011), Elements of the Maryland Defense Force and the Maryland Army National Guard provided health care, legal services and logistical support to more than 210 homeless veterans during “Operation Stand Down” in Baltimore this weekend. The event was organized by The Way Station Inc., in partnership with the State of Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, various Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), and volunteer organizations.
“It is our obligation to serve those who have served on our behalf. With estimates showing that on any given night there are as many as 1,000 homeless veterans in our state, it is clear that we must do more to keep these brave Marylanders from falling through the cracks,” said Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “Events like Operation Stand Down provide an opportunity not only for homeless veterans to get the services and resources that they need and deserve, but an opportunity for the community to come together to give something back to those who have so bravely sacrificed in service to their country.”
Operation Stand Down provided an opportunity for homeless veterans in Baltimore to interact and form ties with peers and volunteers while receiving much needed, specific services. Organizations, private companies and service providers had stations set up throughout the War Memorial Plaza where veterans could learn about what benefits they may be eligible for, receive certain essential services (such as medical, addiction counseling, showers, veteran benefits, housing assistance, clothing, etc.) and be given opportunities for possible training and employment.
Operation Morning Light was an effort by U.S.-Canadian team that searched for a Soviet Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite with an on-board nuclear reactor that fell to Earth in 1978.
Sub-Lieutenant Courtney Pooley, a Naval Warfare Officer aboard HMCS CALGARY, calculates the relative winds passing over the ship’s deck during Officer of the Watch duties while sailing in the Coral Sea during Exercise Talisman Sabre as part of Operation PROJECTION, July 24, 2021.
Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship CALGARY
HMCS SHAWINIGAN crew and members of the U.S Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment work together in a Zodiac exercise in the Caribbean Sea during Operation CARIBBE on June 13, 2021.
Photo by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
A Royal Canadian Navy member fires a SIG Sauer pistol during a small arms shoot aboard HMCS YELLOWKNIFE during Operation CARIBBE, February 25, 2022.
Please credit: MARPAC Imaging Services, Canadian Armed Forces photo
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter crew hoists a simulated victim and rescuer out the water during Operation Titan Fall Oct. 19, 2019 at Stagecoach Lake in Hickman, Nebraska. Operation Titan fall is a domestic emergency response exercise was designed to test and improve emergency procedures and communication between the Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Task Force One, as well as local civil authorities and first responders. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jamie Titus)
A Naval Warfare Officer from HMCS FREDERICTON uses a sextant to conduct celestial navigation during Operation REASSURANCE, on 07 March 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
This is the pride of the fleet, Erie Lackawanna's Flagship train, The Phoebe Snow about to make a station stop at Newark,NJ to receive passengers for points west of Blairstown, Scranton, Binghamton, Chicago and intermediat points.
Chaplain (Capt.) David Nagel offers the invocation as members of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation returned to a welcome home ceremony at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Sept. 9, 2014. The unit supported Operation Enduring Freedom as an aerial medical evacuation company during their deployment to Afghanistan. They mobilized Nov. 4, 2013 and returned to Colorado Sept. 7, 2014.
During the deployment they provided MEDEVAC support across five locations in two regional commands, conducting 135 medical evacuation missions and more than 600 support, training and maintenance flights for a total of more than 1,700 combat flight hours.
(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet /RELEASED)
A family reunites on Pier 36 in U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, in Seattle, Washington, after USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned to homeport, April 8, 2023. Polar Star returned after completing Operation Deep Freeze 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)
North Carolina National Guard member Sgt. Mario Delgado of the 42nd Civil Support Team, Greenville, NC, dons protective gear for a simulated chlorine gas attack during Operation Vigilant Catamount in Canton, NC, on June 10, 2017. Operation Vigilant Catamount (OVC) is a joint civilian and NCNG regional domestic operations and homeland security exercise. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David McLean, NCNG PAO Raleigh)
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers transfer care of a simulated victim to CHI Health St. Elizabeth hospital emergency staff during Operation Titan Fall Oct. 19, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Operation Titan Fall is a domestic emergency response exercise was designed to test and improve emergency procedures and communication between the Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Task Force One, as well as local civil authorities and first responders. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jamie Titus)
Mrs. Claus greets residents of Akiachak, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2016, at Akiachak school. Operation Santa Claus is a community outreach program that provides gifts, school supplies and food to remote villages statewide. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. David Bedard)
Members of the 124th Medical Group and Chaplain Corps joined other military, state and local emergency responders in one of the first exercises to integrate civilian and military agencies together to test a tsunami response on the Oregon coast at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon.
A Royal Canadian Navy member onboard HMCS YELLOWKNIFE checks the Polaris while conducting Officer of the Watch duties during Operation CARIBBE, March 19, 2022.
Photo: MARPAC Imaging Services, Canadian Armed Forces photo
As the annual Conservative Party Conference comes to a close, Greater Manchester Police would like to thank attendees, the people of Greater Manchester, and visitors, for another successful and peaceful policing operation.
This multi-agency security operation, codenamed Operation Protector, has been months in the planning and saw thousands of extra people enter the city to attend the event, all of which passed without incident.
Sunday 1 October was the main day for protests, with thousands of protestors marching through the city, and attending a rally. Despite the typical Mancunian weather, spirits were high, and the events went ahead without incident, coming to a peaceful conclusion.
Whilst unrelated to the event, a number of proactive arrests were made in the city centre for a range of offences including driving whilst under the influence of drugs, shop lifting, and a man who was wanted for assault, demonstrating it was business as usual for many officers on the ground.
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes, Gold Commander for the event, said: “Over the past four days, we’ve seen more than ten thousand delegates and visitors come to our city, supporting local businesses and the local economy; it is testament to Manchester being an iconic city for major events.
“As expected, and as in previous years, there were a number of protests throughout the period – notably on Sunday 1 October, which saw around 3,000 people march through the city.
“Security operations of this scale are always complex and require a high degree of multiagency work. With our partners, we have worked tirelessly to protect delegates, enable protests, and keep our city safe, and I am proud to hear such positive feedback about our staff who have performed their duties to the highest of standards.
“And finally, I would like to thank those who live, work or were visiting Manchester during this busy period for their patience whilst our operation was in place.”
A Tameside policing operation has cracked down on ASB with proactive patrols tackling everything from drug use to problematic street drinking.
A proactive policing operation was launched in June, with funding providing extra patrols across Ashton-under-Lyne and surrounding areas identified as having repeat offences, including local transport hubs and shopping spots.
Officers target these areas at peak times and further undertake disruption visits to pre-emptively stop incidents.
The operation has seen a crackdown and multiple actions and positive outcomes. July, August, and September saw a range of results in Ashton town centre, including 12 arrests, 28 stop-searches, 33 public space protection order warnings issued, and 30 logs responded to.
As an example of the reduction in quarter three of this year, August reported 30 incidents of ASB, while September recorded 10 – showing the positive effects of the ongoing work.
The operation has meant more patrols have been targeting the issues that the public care about and ensuring that criminals and anti-social behaviour are stopped in their tracks.
Tameside work.
As part of anti-social behaviour week, on Wednesday, neighbourhood officers in Ashton town centre secured two arrests on suspicion of possession of a Class B drug, which resulted in street cautions.
Further cautions were issued for someone smoking cannabis in public, while other people were provided with words of advice.
Sergeant Rob Froggatt, from GMP’s Tameside district, said: “People want to see officers out and about in the community, engaging with the public, and locking up those who disrupt their lives. Our operation is delivering exactly that.
“We know and appreciate just how much anti-social behaviour can disrupt people’s lives – whether it’s people taking drugs in public or intimidating people in town centres – and our work is designed to crack down on exactly those sort of offences.
“In addition to our own work, we liaise closely with partners in the community, including local charities and services, to ensure we stop ASB from progressing into more serious offences. Likewise, by conducting preventative engagement work, we can stop the offences from ever happening.
“If you are having issues with ASB, I would urge you to get in touch with your local team, who will be best-placed to offer advice and support on the issues you are having.”
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Members of the 124th Medical Group and Chaplain Corps joined other military, state and local emergency responders in one of the first exercises to integrate civilian and military agencies together to test a tsunami response on the Oregon coast at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon.
An Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay 47-foot Motor Life Boat transits offshore near Point Reyes, California, April 25, 2023. On April 25, 2023 a joint Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) was conducted off Bodega Bay which simulated a explosion and evacuation aboard the Army Corps of Engineers vessel, which played the roll of a cruise ship. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel)