MAY 6, 2024 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall flew in the front seat of the X-62A VISTA at Edwards Air Force Base, May 2, to experience firsthand the unique aircraft, which incorporates machine learning and highly specialized software to test autonomous flying and other cutting-edge capabilities. The most potent feature of the X-62A – called VISTA for Variable … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2024
Amphibious Combat Vehicles Debut During Balikatan 24
MAY 6, 2024 – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Combat Vehicles Platoon conducted a live-fire, waterborne gunnery range exercise in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024, marking the first overseas employment of the ACVs during their initial deployment. The ACV platoon launched from aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) before organizing … [Read more...]
Rough Seas Off Gaza Slows Temporary Pier Construction
MAY 4, 2024 - Construction of a temporary humanitarian aid pier for Gaza will continue after the Army had to relocate the construction site due to forecasted high seas, U.S. Central Command announced yesterday. Construction of the temporary pier — which is part of the U.S. military's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability — has moved to the Israeli Port of Ashdod, just … [Read more...]
Air Guard Airmen Test New Air Combat Tactics
Members of the 104th Fighter Wing attend USAF weapons school integration exercise, April 6, 2024, to April 20, 2024, at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. This exercise combined multiple squadrons to test and determine the functionality of new air combat tactics through offensive and defensive counterair measures while using both fourth-generation and fifth-generation … [Read more...]
DoD Announces 2023 Fire and Emergency Services Winners
MAY 3, 2024 - Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the recipients of the 2023 DOD Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Awards for outstanding accomplishments of its fire departments, fire officers, and firefighters. DOD F&ES Working Group representatives from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency selected nine winners from a total … [Read more...]