JANUARY 24, 2023 - The Space Development Agency’s resilient layered network of military satellites and supporting elements is now the “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture” or PWSA. The architecture, formerly known as the “National Defense Space Architecture,” was renamed to more specifically reflect the agency’s mission to deliver needed space-based capabilities to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
D-Cell Hones Arctic Skills in Alaska
Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or “D-Cell”, conduct troop movement across Camp Mad Bull during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2023. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, … [Read more...]
USS America Conducts Missile Launch
JANUARY 24, 2023 – The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) fired a RIM-116 rolling airframe missile, during routine operations, while underway in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 24. The crew aboard the ship detected, tracked, and engaged a target to maintain proficiency of the onboard weapons systems and confirm the crew’s warfighting readiness. "This … [Read more...]
Alaska Air National Guard Trains with Coast Guard
JANUARY 24, 2023 - Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska. What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter hovering overhead. Fast ropes dropped from the Pave Hawk’s open doors, and … [Read more...]
Howard University Takes Lead for New Research Center
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at an event with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, and ROTC cadet Bria White to announce Howard University as the first Air Force HBCU University Affiliated Research Center, at Howard University, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) JANUARY 24, … [Read more...]