JANUARY 27, 2023 — On Jan. 25, 2023, under cold gray skies and sleet, two World War II U.S. Army veterans returned to Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge—the last major German offensive campaign on the western front. Darryl Bush and John Landry witnessed a wreath-laying at the Battle of the Bulge Memorial before laying a wreath at the Tomb … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Forward-Deployed U.S. Naval Forces Conclude SWATT
230120-N-BN445-1540 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 20, 2023) Sailors fire the M2 .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), during a live fire exercise, in the Philippine Sea, Jan 20. Chancellorsville is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5 underway preforming routine operations in support of a free and … [Read more...]
Largest U.S.-Israeli Exercise in History Concludes
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fly within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during exercise Juniper Oak, Jan, 25, 2023. Juniper Oak is a large-scale bilateral multi-domain military exercise aimed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Israeli armed forces contributing to integrated regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby … [Read more...]
Ukraine, Asia Drove 50% Increase in FY22 Arms Sales
JANUARY 26, 2023 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency last year saw a substantial increase in the arms sales it administers, including arms purchased directly by partner nations with their own funds and sales funded through the Foreign Military Financing program. Total arms sales in fiscal year 2022, about $52 billion worth, exceeded FY21's $34.81 billion in sales by … [Read more...]
Submarine Group 7 Hosts Japanese Officers
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 19, 2023) Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7, briefs students of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Intermediate Submarine Officer’s Course on the importance of the bilateral operations between the U.S. and JMSDF undersea forces at CSG 7 on board Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 19. CSG 7 directs forward-deployed … [Read more...]