Four vintage U.S. Army Air Forces perform a missing man formation during an aerial review in honor of the Doolittle Raiders over Okaloosa Island, Florida, April 18, 2022. The review featured 30 vintage and current U.S. Air Force aircraft and included a B-25 Mitchell bomber, a B-52 Stratofortress, an F-22 Raptor, and an F-35 Lightning II among others. (U.S. Air Force photo by … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
NAS Corpus Christi Named US Navy’s Top Base
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was named the recipient of the Navy's Annual Award for Installation Excellence in 2021. The award recognized the top installations, large and small category, for outstanding performance during fiscal year 2021, consistent with Enterprise strategic goals and Secretary of Defense criteria. APRIL 21, 2022 - Naval Air Station Corpus Christi … [Read more...]
Poland Will Increase Defense Spending
APRIL 21, 2022 - At the Pentagon today for a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said his country will increase its defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product. Blaszczak said the increase will begin next year. He also noted that Poland signed an agreement to acquire 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks from the United … [Read more...]
Army Celebrates Earth Day on April 22nd
APRIL 20, 2022 – The Army’s Earth Day 2022 motto is ‘Sustaining the Mission and Securing the Future by creating a Partnership for the Planet,’ and the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command doing its part in sustaining the mission and securing the future. In 2021, USASMDC established its own climate change program and joined the Army Climate Change Working Group as an … [Read more...]
Airlift Wing Preps for Greenland Missions
An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. offloads cargo in Greenland on April 26, 2019.. Similar aircraft will be flying missions in Greenland at the end of April, 2022 to resupply National Science Foundation facilities on the Greenland Ice Cap. APRIL 20, 2022 – Three LC-130 … [Read more...]