Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget requests for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 9, 2024. Kendall was joined by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations during the hearing. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2024
DOD Has Seen ‘Huge’ Increase in Military Sales
APRIL 10, 2024 - Last year, the Defense Department set a record for sales of military equipment and hardware, especially among European partners and allies, said the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. "We've had a huge increase in demand from our European allies and partners over the last few years since the … invasion by the Russians in Ukraine," James … [Read more...]
AUKUS Countries Set Measured Pace for Security Partnership
ROCKINGHAM, Western Australia (March 10, 2024) – U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and HMAS Stirling Port Services crewmembers prepare the submarine to moor alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia, March 10, 2024. The nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarine is in HMAS … [Read more...]
Cope Tiger Concludes in Thailand
APRIL 9, 2024 - Two weeks of flying, mission planning, community events and relationship building have concluded, marking the close of Cope Tiger 2024. Units from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore air force participated in the 28th iteration of the exercise, marking the 30th Anniversary of the first iteration. Cope Tiger is an annual trilateral aerial exercise meant … [Read more...]
Investing in Industrial Base, Growing the Fleet Are Top Priorities
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Mar. 4, 2024) - Capt. Matthew Hall, commanding officer of the destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 100), briefs Sen. Roger Wicker, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney during a tour of the ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, … [Read more...]