An explosive charge detonates during ordnance training in preparation for Friendship Day 2023, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 26, 2023. The MCAS Iwakuni Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has been conducting various controlled explosions since December 2022 in preparation for Friendship Day 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond Tong) APRIL 11, … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
Airmen Participate in Total-Force Trauma Care Training
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Valenzuela, right, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, directs U.S. Air Force critical care air transport teams (CCATTs) back to the aircraft to offload mannequin patients at the Cincinnati Municipal Airport, April 6, 2023. The CCATTs trained with the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on trauma and critical care … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg Sets Stage for Next Artemis Mission
Photo By Joshua Conti | A NASA SLS launches the Artemis I mission from Space Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022. Artemis I is a planned uncrewed test flight for NASA’s Artemis program that is the first integrated flight of the agency's Orion MPCV and Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket.(U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti) APRIL 11, … [Read more...]
Upgraded F-16 Rejoins 8th Fighter Wing
APRIL 10, 2023 - After receiving the first phase of one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force F-16 program history, an upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon rejoined the 8th Fighter Wing, April 4. Wolf Pack tail no. 021 returned to 8th FW operations after about seven weeks away for maintenance, where the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Post Block … [Read more...]
NASCAR Unveils Special Paint Scheme with Commissary Logo
APRIL 10, 2023 – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) hosted JR Motorsports (JRM), the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team owned by NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., at its Fort Lee, Virginia, headquarters March 31. During the visit, JRM and driver Justin Allgaier unveiled the special paint scheme on a simulator replica of the No. 7 Chevrolet that will run at Charlotte … [Read more...]