FEBRUARY 8, 2022 – Space Operations Command has accepted Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite 5 as operationally capable and has presented it to United States Space Command for operational use. SBIRS GEO-5 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on May 18, 2021. Since launch, experts from the satellite’s builder Lockheed-Martin, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2022
Putin Continues to Add Military Capabilities Along Border
These are the first of 2,000 Soldiers to arrive in Europe following the Pentagon’s announcement of additional forces moving from the United States to Europe in support of our NATO allies. The XVIII Airborne Corps, which serves as America's Contingency Corps, will provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Germany, as 1,700 Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division … [Read more...]
One SEAL Candidate Dies, One Stable After Hell Week
FEBRUARY 7, 2022 – Two Navy SEAL candidates, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command, were taken to the hospital on Feb. 4 several hours after their Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) class successfully completed Hell Week, part of the first phase of the Navy SEAL assessment and selection pathway. One candidate died at Sharp Coronado Hospital in … [Read more...]
Exercise Noble Fusion Kicks Off in Philippine Sea
FEBRUARY 7, 2022 - Noble Fusion, a joint and combined naval expeditionary exercise combining multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, kicked off in the Philippine Sea in vicinity of the Luzon Strait and the Miyako Strait Feb. 3. “Integrating the elements of the dual-MEU/ARG team with the power of the … [Read more...]
Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28)
FEBRUARY 7, 2022 - The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. “It’s fitting that it would find its home in Savannah – a city whose agility has allowed her to be a defining force in the entire scope of American history,” said principal speaker U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, … [Read more...]