AUGUST 26, 2022 - The United States military sent a clear message to Iranian-backed groups attempting to harm Americans based in Syria that their actions must stop, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. "It's our assessment that these groups are testing and attempting to see how we might respond," Ryder said in a press availability. "I think, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
U.S. Should Not Surrender Clean Energy Technology to China
The new 350 kilowatt-hour solar array June 25, 2022, located near the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Rocky Mountain Power built the array and will own and operate it for the next 25 years as part of its Blue Sky program, but Hill AFB will add the energy generated to its power grid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs) AUGUST 26, 2022 - China has made … [Read more...]
Vermont Air Guard Completes Historic First
AUGUST 26, 2022 – Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing returned home from Germany, completing the National Guard’s first overseas deployment of the F-35A Lightning II. The eight aircraft flown by the Vermont Air National Guard’s 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron left in April along with more than 200 Airmen to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Green Mountain Boys conducted … [Read more...]
Reflecting on Combat to Build a More Ready Force
AUGUST 26, 2022 - “It was a convoy training lane where the Soldiers react to direct and indirect fire, taking casualties and a vehicle breaks down along with civilian contact,” said U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Kristin Caulfield, Observer Coach/Trainer Team Lead, 2-361st Training Support Battalion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The training lanes were designed to enhance readiness … [Read more...]
US and Romania Train Sling Loading Operations
AUGUST 26, 2022 - U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Company, 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), practiced sling load and medical hoist operations with the Romanian Air Force, at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Aug. 23-24, 2022. Sling loading is the rapid movement of equipment by helicopter, from one location to another, using sling … [Read more...]