OCTOBER 3, 2022 - Keeping up with new tactical gear year after year can be difficult. With so many suppliers and fantastic new items, it can feel overwhelming to try and see it all. Being tactically ready means knowing you’ve got the most up-to-date equipment. Whether you’re off on a hunting trip or you’re embarking on a survival training camping trip, you want to be … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2022
Speaker Shares Agency’s Role in POW/MIA Accountability
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 - Guest Speaker Deputy Director for Expeditionary Support Maj. Bishop Sparks, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing In Action Accounting Agency, shared the DPAA’s roles in recovery, identification and communication for closure during the POW/MIA Recognition Day observance Sept. 16 at the Frontier Conference Center. Before introducing Sparks, Lt. Col. Mark … [Read more...]
Marines Demonstrate Range and Reaction Capability
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 Reinforced, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, refuels in flight during a Transpacific (TRANSPAC) flight over Queensland, Australia, Sept. 13, 2022. TRANSPAC was a long-range tactical redeployment from Darwin to Hawaii with stops in Fiji, American Samoa, and Kiribati. (U.S. … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces Hypersonic Missile Contract Award
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 - The Air Force awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $985,348,124 contract to develop and demonstrate Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile prototypes, underscoring the U.S. Air Force’s focus on increasing interoperability with allies and partners to stay ahead of strategic competitors. HACM is an air-launched, scramjet-powered hypersonic weapon designed to … [Read more...]
Russian Mobilization May Be Reinforcing Failure
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 - Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's mobilization of 300,000 reservists may just be reinforcing failure, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a news conference today. Putin has called up 300,000 Russian reservists for his unjust and unprovoked war in Ukraine. He also indirectly rattled his nuclear quiver. His action … [Read more...]