U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Song, left, a C-40A Clipper crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, instructs the preflight procedures to a C-40A Crew Chief student at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Bell) APRIL 22, 2022 - “Why did you join the Marine Corps?” A … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
Austin to Discuss Ukraine’s Long-Term Defense Needs
APRIL 22, 2022 - Next week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to meet with his counterparts from a handful of nations to discuss both the current and future defense needs of Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. "The secretary will be hosting a number of his counterparts for a Ukraine Defense Consultative … [Read more...]
Army Trains Soldiers on Inflatable Satellite Antenna
APRIL 22, 2022 - Ready First Brigade will be prepared to order vital parts and supplies here in South Korea thanks to training they received on the Combat Service Support Very Small Aperture Terminal, or CSS VSAT, Inflatable Satellite Antenna this past week at U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys. Soldiers of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, from Fort Bliss, … [Read more...]
Air Force Tests Oxygen System for T-7 Red Hawk
APRIL 22, 2022 - The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate is currently testing the On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) that will go on the T-7 Red Hawk trainer. “We’re testing a brand new configuration of OBOGS,” said Jessica Allen, T-7A Crew Systems lead with the directorate. “The configuration we’re going to be using on … [Read more...]
More Howitzers, Artillery Rounds, UAVs Headed to Ukraine
APRIL 22, 2022 - Another $800 million in security assistance is headed to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced today. This is the 8th drawdown package announced, which is gear pulled from existing U.S. military stock. Included in this package are 72 155 mm howitzers, 144,000 artillery rounds, 121 Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems and vehicles with which to tow the … [Read more...]