JULY 14, 2022 - The B-2 Spirit cadre of highly skilled pilots are a part of an exclusive community, which is highlighted by the way the Air Force catalogs these impressive men and women in the history books. Every B-2 pilot goes through Initial Qualification Training at Whiteman Air Force Base to learn how to fly the most technologically-advanced strategic bomber in the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
Marines Test Medium Range Intercept Capability Prototype
JULY 14, 2022 - The Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability prototype successfully hit several simultaneously-launched cruise missile representative targets during the live-fire test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico June 30, 2022. The MRIC prototype provides Marine Corps point defense in an expeditionary package. The system is just one of several … [Read more...]
U-2 Flies Last Mission
JULY 14, 2022 - The Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, recently flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera mission. The OBC mission, which captures daylight acquisition of high-altitude photographs, will transition to forward operating locations supported by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. This move … [Read more...]
Pentagon Meeting Reviews Future of Australia, U.S. Alliance
JULY 14, 2022 - The meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles was more of a family reunion than a strategic summit. The two men met in the Pentagon to discuss what Austin called the "unbreakable alliance" between the two countries. The two met in Singapore last month. The Pentagon meeting … [Read more...]
Army Offering Major Incentives to Future Soldiers
JULY 13, 2022 - What would you do with $50,000? That’s the question U.S. Army recruiters around the nation are asking potential recruits when pushing the benefits and incentives of joining the Army. Recruiting quality Future Soldiers has always been a challenge, especially during the last two years due to the COVID pandemic. Reentering the face-to-face recruiting environment … [Read more...]