JUNE 8, 2021 – The first DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to be built in the Flight III configuration, the future Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), was successfully launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division, June 4. The future guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) is launched, June 4, 2021, at Huntington Ingalls … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
U.S. Marines in Australia Are Ready to Rapidly Provide Assistance
JUNE 8, 2021 - Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and the Australian Defence Force successfully completed a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise called “Crocodile Response,” May 28. The focus of Crocodile Response was to increase the readiness of the U.S. Marines and Sailors in Darwin and their ability to conduct foreign humanitarian assistance operations in … [Read more...]
First Ever Unmanned Aerial Refueling Successful
JUNE 8, 2021 - The MQ-25™ program successfully conducted the first ever aerial refueling operations between a manned receiver aircraft and unmanned tanker June 4 from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. This successful flight demonstrated that the MQ-25 Stingray can fulfill its tanker mission using the Navy’s standard probe-and-drogue aerial refueling … [Read more...]
Fighters of the Future … In Cyberspace
JUNE 8, 2021 - Marines have an extensive legacy of overcoming formidable odds on and off the battlefield, but the future calls for a new domain for the Marine Corps to compete in -- cyberspace. "I believe in my soul that Marines are different,” said General David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps. “Our identity is firmly rooted in our warrior ethos. This is the … [Read more...]
Remembering D-Day: Honoring the Fallen
JUNE 8, 2021 - Six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flew over the beaches of Normandy, France, June 6, 2021, during the 77th anniversary of D-Day. In 1944, more than 150,000 soldiers from the Allied Forces stormed Normandy Beach in what is known as the largest seaborne invasion in history. Approximately 4,000 soldiers lost their lives, … [Read more...]