SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - At the request of the Philippine government, the 505th Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida sent a team of U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit instructors to Villamor Air Base, Philippines, Aug. 10-19. The instructors trained 28 members of the Philippine Air Force’s 300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing and 5th … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2023
U.S.-India Relationship Critical to Free Indo-Pacific
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 - A shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific bolsters the U.S.-India relationship as the two countries continue to strengthen defense ties, a senior Pentagon official said today. Siddharth Iyer, the Office of the Secretary of Defense director for South Asia policy, said the defense partnership has experienced an "incredible and unprecedented amount … [Read more...]
MDSU-1 Dives the Arctic with U.S. Coast Guard
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 trained in one of the most remote parts of the world this summer – under the polar ice cap of the Arctic Circle. Chief Navy Diver Zachary Hanson, MDSU-1 master diver and his team got underway aboard the icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) in Seattle to conduct ice diving operations alongside U.S. … [Read more...]
Air Defense Remains Top Priority for Ukraine Defense
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the 15th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 19, 2023 The Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. MIlley will join ministers of defense and senior military officials from nearly 50 nations to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the continued close … [Read more...]
US, Canadian Forces Sharpen Abilities in Alaska
East-Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) engages with an AC-130J Ghostrider as the aircraft conducts a flyover on Attu Island, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2023, as part of Operation POLAR DAGGER. During the operation, special operations forces projected the ability of U.S. forces to defend critical infrastructure, enhanced all-domain awareness, demonstrated … [Read more...]