Four thousand Airmen and 80 aircraft participated in a one-of-a-kind elephant walk April 7, 2023, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Technical training students from the 82nd Training Wing joined 40 T-38 Talon and 40 T-6A Texan trainer aircraft from the 80th Flying Training Wing on the runway to shine a spotlight on the importance of training as the foundation of airpower. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
Miramar Boasts Corps’ First Wildland Firefighting Crew
APRIL 17, 2023 - 29 U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar received certification to form the Marine Corps’ first team of wildland firefighters March 24, according to a fire captain at the MCAS Miramar Fire Department. According to Chief Brian Cato, the assistant chief of training and safety with MCAS Miramar Fire Department, there has never before been a … [Read more...]
Navy Unveils Concepts for Planned Museum
230413-N-FK318-1085 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (April 13, 2023) Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro unveils conceptual renderings from five architecture firms at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, finalizing the Navy's Artistic Ideas contest. The contest is an effort by Naval History and Heritage Command to explore the full range of possibilities for the future National Museum … [Read more...]
First Lithuanians Graduate From U.S. Army Flight Course
APRIL 17, 2023 – Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, then known as Fort Rucker, April 4, 2023. The Pennsylvania National Guard has been partners with Lithuania since … [Read more...]
Naval STEM Launches Naval Horizons Essay Contest
APRIL 17, 2023 - The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program has gone live with the newest iteration of its Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students. Naval Horizons is a STEM educational video series from the DoN’s Naval STEM Coordination Office, located at the Office of Naval Research … [Read more...]