JULY 7, 2023 - The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package of up to $800 million aimed at providing key capabilities to support Ukraine's counteroffensive operations and defend against Russia's war of aggression. The package includes additional munitions for U.S.-provided Patriot air defense systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems as … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2023
Deputy Secretary Visits Fleet in Hawaii
JULY 7, 2023 - Yesterday in Hawaii, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, and U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLEET) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to meet with Admiral John C. Aquilino and other senior leaders for a series of discussions on USINDOPACOM's progress toward implementing the U.S. … [Read more...]
Whidbey SAR Conducts Rescues Over Holiday Weekend
JULY 7, 2023 - A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island performed two rescues over the Independence Day holiday weekend. The rescues included a hiker who had fallen down a slope on Silver Star Mountain and a search and subsequent rescue of a speed-flyer who had disappeared near Church Mountain 48 hours earlier. On Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, … [Read more...]
ISIS Mission Undeterred by Russia’s Behavior Over Syria
JULY 7, 2023 - Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria. His remarks were in response to an unsafe engagement on Wednesday in which Russian SU-35 fighter aircraft harassed three U.S. MQ-9 drones conducting a mission against ISIS … [Read more...]
Senator Recognizes and Awards Victory Soldiers
JULY 7, 2023 – Senator Mitch McConnell visited U.S. Army V Corps’ Headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, to meet with corps leaders and to recognize select Victory Soldiers for their recent military achievements during an awards ceremony, Wednesday. McConnell was welcomed by Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, deputy commanding general, V Corps; Maj. Gen. Timothy N. Thombleson, … [Read more...]