OCTOBER 28, 2022 – Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing conducted the Air National Guard’s first multiday flyaway readiness exercise by an air refueling wing Oct. 12-17 to demonstrate the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment priority. The ACE concept uses multicapable Airmen to maintain, refuel and recover aircraft and ensure they are ready to deploy rapidly. “This is … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2022
A Look Back at the Attack on the USS Cole
OCTOBER 28, 2022 - On the morning of October 12, 2000, the USS Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, docked at the Port of Aden off the coast of Yemen for refueling. In a small boat, a suicide bomber approached the destroyer, detonated alongside, which left a 40 to 60-foot hole on the port side of the ship. The blast killed 17 and injured 39 Sailors. In response, French … [Read more...]
USPTO Helps Military Family Members Safeguard Their Businesses
OCTOBER 28, 2022 – While owning a small or home-based business is not for everyone, it is quickly becoming a popular entrepreneurial choice for many military Families, especially since the pandemic drastically changed the way the workplace is viewed. Thanks to being able to work from home, make one’s own schedule and take it with when it’s time to make a permanent change of … [Read more...]
History, Legacy Contribute to Success in Today’s Fight
OCTOBER 28, 2022 - “PROCEED DIRECTLY TO KEATING. IT IS BEING OVERRUN.” Those were the first words we heard over the radio on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. In response, 1st Lt. Aaron “Finch” Dove and I, who were the lead aircraft in a formation of two F-15E Strike Eagles, positioned ourselves for immediate takeoff out of Bagram Airfield in northern Afghanistan. Flying at near the … [Read more...]
DOD Releases Three Strategic Documents
OCTOBER 28, 2022 - The Defense Department today for the first time released the public versions of three strategic documents — the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review — together after having developed both the classified and unclassified versions of all three in conjunction with one another. Producing the documents together, … [Read more...]