APRIL 1, 2024 - Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman emphasized the critical importance of space superiority and outlined the service’s approach to achieving it at the Mitchell Institute’s 3rd Annual Spacepower Security Forum in Arlington, March 27. Saltzman emphasized that, over the past decades, an incredibly sophisticated array of threats has emerged in the … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2024
Best Job in the US Army: 152E Apache Helicopter Pilot
APRIL 1, 2024 – The job of an Apache Helicopter pilot is to leverage the unique capabilities of the AH-64 Apache to conduct attack and reconnaissance missions, support ground forces, and contribute to the success of military operations by locating, reporting on, and engaging enemy forces as required. For individuals like Warrant Officer 1 Troy Dekert Jr. and Warrant Officer … [Read more...]
Marines, Sailors Arrive in Darwin for Joint Training
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to … [Read more...]
Joint Operation Leads to Cocaine Seizure in Bahamas
APRIL 1, 2024 – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrews assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated value of $7.5 million, Tuesday, at the Mayaguana Airport in The Bahamas. Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos partners collaborated to … [Read more...]
Airborne Troops Drop Test New Tactical Vehicles
APRIL 1, 2024 – Airborne logistics Soldiers here just completed airdrop testing of the Army’s newest Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. Troops of the 151st Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, put the vehicles through a series of Low Velocity Airdrop configurations. The M1093A2 FMTV is a fleet of … [Read more...]