U.S. Air Force aerial port Airmen load pallets of food destined for an airdrop over Gaza onto a C-130J Super Hercules in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 5, 2024. The formation of U.S. Air Forces Central C-130 aircraft delivered over 36,800 U.S. and Jordanian meals via airdrop to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict in the region. (U.S. Air … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2024
Strengthening Our Nuclear Deterrence
MARCH 5, 2024 — There’s a lot to think about when it comes to nuclear deterrence. Most people think about the vast number of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles we have secured in silos around the country. Other’s may think about the various options we have in our bomber and submarine delivery systems. However, at Vandenberg, the 377th Test and Evaluation Group plays … [Read more...]
Chief of Staff Holds All Call at Langley AFB
MARCH 5, 2024 - The 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin held an all call during a visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis Feb. 29, to officiate the Air Combat Command change of command. During the all call, Allvin spoke to ACC and Langley AFB Airmen about Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition and what the force can expect. “We need to make the force that we … [Read more...]
Seabees Complete Norwegian Cold Weather Survival Course
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and Royal Norwegian Navy sailors assigned to the Ramsund Naval Base’s Force Protection Company hike to their campsite during a cold weather survival training exercise in the Harstad municipality of Norway, Feb. 21, 2024. NMCB 11, assigned to the 22 Naval Construction Regiment, is forward deployed across … [Read more...]
Army Conducts First Launched Effects-Medium Range Flight Test
MARCH 5, 2024 – The Launched Effects (LE) program recently achieved a key milestone with the first system flight tests of the Launched Effects-Medium Range (LE-MR) prototype system. The Program Executive Office Aviation’s (PEO Aviation) Project Manager, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (PM UAS) conducted the tests over an eight-day period during the middle of February. Aurora … [Read more...]