U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), set security during military operations in urban terrain as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 18, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2024
Air Force Honors 100th Bomb Group’s Legacy
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass signs a “Masters of the Air” poster at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2024. The “Masters of the Air” series follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi) FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Joint Base … [Read more...]
Guardian Set to Launch to International Space Station
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - For the first time in the history of the U.S. Space Force, a Guardian is set to launch into space on a NASA mission to the International Space Station. U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague will launch no earlier than August to the orbiting laboratory as the pilot on NASA’s Space X Crew-9 mission aboard the Dragon spacecraft along with his crewmates—Commander … [Read more...]
Team Dover Tests Innovative Drone Program
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - The T-tail of a C-5 M Super Galaxy aircraft extends a towering 65 feet in the air, a height that can make performing maintenance a difficult and dangerous task. Team Dover in cooperation with a civilian aviation company tested out a drone program for an autonomous aircraft inspection project in a hangar on Dover AFB, Jan. 22-24, 2024. The program … [Read more...]
DoD Harnesses Science, Technology to Counter Adversaries
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - China is attempting to offer an alternative to the international world order, increasing its capacity to reshape international borders and rapidly developing capabilities in artificial intelligence, hypersonic weapons, shipbuilding and space capabilities, said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. Addressing these long-term … [Read more...]