Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Admiral John C. Aquilino, U.S. Navy

Admiral John Aquilino is the 26th Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the nation’s oldest and largest combatant command. USINDOPACOM includes 380,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Guardians, Coast Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilians and is responsible for all U.S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific, covering 36 nations, 14 time zones, and more than 50 percent of the world’s population.

A native of Huntington, NY, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1984, earning a Bachelor of Science in physics. He subsequently entered flight training and earned his wings in August 1986.

Operationally, he served in numerous fighter squadrons flying the F-14 A/B Tomcat and the F-18 C/E/F Hornet. His fleet assignments included the Ghostriders (VF-142) and Black Aces (VF-41). He commanded the famous Red Rippers (VF-11) and Carrier Air Wing 2. His extended deployments were in support of Operations Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, Southern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.

Ashore, Aquilino’s assignments included duties as an adversary instructor pilot flying the A-4, F-5, and F-16N aircraft for the Challengers (VF-43); operations officer for the Strike Weapons and Tactics School, Atlantic; flag aide to the vice chief of naval operations; special assistant for weapons systems and advanced development in the office of legislative affairs for the U.S. secretary of defense; director of air wing readiness and training for the commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; and executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

His flag assignments included director of strategy and policy, U.S. Joint Forces Command; deputy director, joint force coordinator, the Joint Staff; commander, Carrier Strike Group 2 aboard USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN-77); director of maritime operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet; deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy; and commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces. Prior to his assignment to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Aquilino served as the 36th commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Aquilino graduated from Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and the Joint Forces Staff College. He completed Harvard Kennedy School’s executive education program in national and international security.

He is entitled to wear the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal as well as several other personal unit and campaign awards. He accumulated more than 5,100 mishap free flight hours and over 1,150 carrier-arrested landings.

https://www.pacom.mil/Leadership/Biographies/Article-View/Article/2590636/commander-us-pacific-command/

Nogales sicarios can’t make it to the audit

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U.S. Attorney’s Office

Southern District of Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Mexican Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Immigration, Drug and Firearm Charges

DAVENPORT, Iowa — On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Ismael Salazar Montes, age 30, of Nogales Sonora, Mexico, to 160 months in prison for Illegal Reentry, Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, and Illegal Alien in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Following his prison term, Salazar Montes was ordered to serve five years of supervised release and pay $300 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

The investigation began in October 2019, when law enforcement stopped Salazar Montes’s vehicle in Mount Pleasant. After stopping the vehicle, law enforcement had a canine conduct a sniff of the vehicle, resulting in an alert as to the presence of narcotics. As officers searched the vehicle, Salazar Montes admitted he had a handgun in his suitcase. Officers searched the suitcase and located an unloaded, nine-millimeter Ruger handgun. Salazar Montes admitted he did not have a permit for the firearm and knew he could not lawfully possess the firearm because he was not legally present in the United States. A search of the backseat of the vehicle revealed a cooler where officers located three bags of controlled substances—812.8 grams of methamphetamine, 958.7 grams of heroin, and 307.27 grams of fentanyl. Salazar Montes admitted he placed the controlled substances in the cooler and was transporting them from Tucson, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois.

This matter was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Agency, Mount Pleasant Police Department, and the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/mexican-man-sentenced-federal-prison-immigration-drug-and-firearm-charges

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Arizona is "El Chapo" Guzman's Plaza

By Buggs 5/11/2010 12:08:00 AM 4 comments

The news in Arizona report daily on the seizures of drug in the Arizona border from the operators of the cartel of "El Chapo" Guzman, while U.S. federal agents acknowledge that the state is "the world's largest warehouse of marijuana."

On Friday April 23, the same day the Governor Jan Brewer passed SB1070, which criminalizes Mexican immigrants, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon told the Fox television network: "Where is the DEA? They are not here in Arizona."

"If they were here, there would not be so much illegal drugs in the states," he went on to say. But the data gathered indicates that the lack of efficient border enforcement and the inept knowledge of bilateral cartel operations in the border by local authorities have made Arizona an open territory … of El Chapo.

"The world's largest warehouse of marijuana dominates federal agents of the United States and Mexico in Arizona. The reason: through this region enters most of all the drugs that is ultimately is distributed to all 50 states.

The enormous concentration of drugs in one area might indicate that perhaps some local law enforcement agencies might be corrupted by drug cartels.

On Thursday April 22 Eastern Arizona Courier newspaper published an article in which Tony Coulson agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the state said that there are daily transactions of drugs from Mexico reaching up to 2 million dollars. This data could reflect the size of the problem and it's a profitable business in particular for the Sinaloa cartel.

"It's unbelievable, but Arizona imports from Mexico most of the marijuana consumed in the US, or at least that is what official statistics indicate," said a U.S. federal agent responsible for the state of Arizona in the US and Sonora state in Mexico.

An informant that requested his name not be used said that there is currently an inquiry on possible corruption of local police forces and their involvement with drug trafficking. This investigation was initiated several months ago and could also involve members of the Beltran Leyva organization.

However he cautions: "If a lot of drugs are smuggled here is because there is something wrong in this state, or perhaps because local authorities are inefficient and inept to contain this traffic."

In June 2009, officers and agents of the DEA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) commented to a reporter that Mexican cartels have been operating in the area for many years. In Arizona you find almost all of them: Beltran Leyva, the Juarez cartel, La Familia Michoacana, Los Zetas and the leading organization of El Chapo Guzman

Drug Smugglers with Armed Escorts

Mexican drug smugglers send armed security ahead of dope backpackers to defend against Law Enforcement and rival drug gangs who would rob them of their narcotics.

The following two videos are from an anonymous source and comes into the debate when Arizona just passed one of the strictest laws on illegal immigration at a time when amnesty for illegal aliens and changing drug laws are poised to reshape America in a very negative way

>>13560130

> search of the backseat of the vehicle revealed a cooler where officers located three bags of controlled substances—812.8 grams of methamphetamine, 958.7 grams of heroin, and 307.27 grams of fentanyl. Salazar Montes admitted he placed the controlled substances in the cooler and was transporting them from Tucson, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois.

>>13560356

>currently an inquiry on possible corruption of local police forces and their involvement with drug trafficking

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/05/arizona-is-el-chapo-guzmans-plaza.html

>>13560356

>Mexican cartels have been operating in the area for many years. In Arizona you find almost all of them: Beltran Leyva, the Juarez cartel, La Familia Michoacana, Los Zetas and the leading organization of El Chapo Guzman

>>13560449

Those with an agenda to silence will fail.