MARCH 8, 2024 - Effective March 8, 2024 at 7 a.m. EST, Naval Air Systems Command is issuing a flight clearance for the V-22 Osprey thereby lifting the grounding. This decision follows a meticulous and data-driven approach prioritizing the safety of our aircrews. A U.S. Air Force investigation began following the tragic loss of eight Airmen during the November 29, 2023, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2024
On-Time Defense Appropriation is Imperative
MARCH 8, 2024 - A senior Pentagon official stressed the importance today of on-time, full-year defense appropriations for maintaining national security. Michael J. McCord, undersecretary of defense, comptroller and chief financial officer, said operating under a series of stopgap spending measures year after year poses risks to the defense industrial base and to the … [Read more...]
Fitness Training Improves Run Times
MARCH 8, 2024 – Kaiserslautern Military Community members completed an eight-week running improvement program Feb. 28, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A total of 15 fitness coaches volunteered with the 86th Medical Group Health Promotions office to help KMC members improve their 1 1/2 mile run times and meet their fitness goals over the course of eight weeks. “We … [Read more...]
First-Ever US, UK, AUS C2-Driven, Live-Fly, LVC Exercise
MARCH 8, 2024 - Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise Bamboo Eagle for more than 3,000 U.S. service members and nearly 300 allied partners from the Royal Air Force and Royal … [Read more...]
Centcom Area Facing ‘Volatile Security Situation’
MARCH 8, 2024 - Just a year ago the U.S. Central Command area was on the verge of "improbable, unprecedented and transformative progress," said Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of Centcom. "Today, the central region faces its most volatile security situation in the past half century. This is not the same central region as last year," he said, testifying today before … [Read more...]