Paul Davis On Crime: Operation Enduring Freedom

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Cool Navy Photo: Seahawk Helicopters Over The Gulf Of Oman

The above U.S. navy photo shows a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, (on the bottom), assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 and an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter (top) assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 patrol near the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Gulf of Oman Oct. 3, 2013.

The carrier, the flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet. The Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Note: The above photo was taken by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Karl Anderson, U.S. Navy.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Cool Navy Photo: Carrier All-Hands Swim Call

Capt. John D. Alexander, left, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Command Master Chief Susan Whitman, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, executive officer, and Rear Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, jump from an aircraft elevator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier during an all-hands swim call.

The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The above U.S. Navy photo was taken by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch.

Note: You can click on the above photo to enlarge.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Cool Photo: U.S. Navy SEAL Fires A Sniper Rifle From A Sea Hawk Helicopter During A Training Exercise

In the above photo a Navy SEAL fires an MK-11 sniper rifle from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a training exercise.

The Sea Hawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, which is deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

The carrier is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

The U.S. Navy photo was taken by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian Read Castillo.

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Paul Davis

Paul Davis is a writer who covers crime. He has written extensively about organized crime, cybercrime, street crime, white collar crime, crime fiction, crime prevention, the military, espionage and terrorism. He is a contributor to the Washington Examiner and Counterterrorism magazine, and he writes the magazine's online 'Threatcon' column. His 'Crime Beat' column, which covers crime news, crime issues and crime prevention in South Philadelphia, appears weekly in the South Philly Review, and his 'On Crime' column, which covers crime in the Greater Philadelphia region, appears weekly at Philly Daily and Broad and Liberty. His crime fiction appears in American Crime Magazine. His work has also appeared in the Washington Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Weekly and other publications. As a writer, he has attended police academy training, gone out on patrol with police officers, accompanied detectives as they worked cases, accompanied narcotics officers on drug raids, observed criminal court proceedings, visited jails and prisons, and covered street riots, mob wars and murder investigations. He has interviewed police commissioners and chiefs, FBI, DEA, HSI and other federal special agents, prosecutors, judges, public officials, WWII UDT frogmen, Navy SEALs, Army Delta operators, Israeli commandos, military intelligence officers, Scotland Yard detectives, CIA officers, former KGB officers, film and TV actors, film writers, directors and producers, journalists, novelists and true crime authors, gamblers, outlaw bikers, and Cosa Nostra organized crime bosses. Paul Davis has been a student of crime since he was a 12-year-old aspiring writer growing up in South Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 in 1970. He served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War and he later served two years aboard the Navy harbor tugboat U.S.S. Saugus at the U.S. floating nuclear submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland. He went on to become the civilian administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia, where he oversaw security, safety and other programs for the command's military and civilian employees, and served as an investigating officer. He also worked part-time as a newspaper crime reporter and columnist during this time. He retired in 2007 after more than 37 Navy/DOD years of service and became a full-time writer. From 1991 to 2005 he was a producer and on-air host of "Inside Government," a public affairs interview radio program that aired on Sunday mornings on WPEN AM and WMGK FM in the Philadelphia area. You can read Paul Davis' crime columns, crime fiction, book reviews and news and feature articles on this website. You can read his full bio by clicking on the above photo (by Brittany Davis-Pearson). And you can contact Paul Davis at pauldavisoncrime@aol.com.

Paul Davis On Crime