JULY 29, 2024 - “From low, darkening clouds the drops spattered on the State’s good highways, on its hundreds of marshy roads, on its pine forests, and on its deep swamps full of quicksand… In rain and darkness hungry and tired, they had fought continuously and well for days at a time.” (October 6th, 1941, LIFE Magazine issue). Fast forward over 80 years later, in the same … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2024
Guard Helps Deliver F-16s to Slovak Partners
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft performs a low pass over Malacky Air Base, Slovakia, July 22, 2024. The aircraft were flown by U.S. Air Force pilots and were the first F-16s to be delivered from Lockheed Martin to Slovakia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Sherman) JULY 29, 2024 – Two F-16 Fighting Falcons piloted by U.S. Air Force Col. Eduardo … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Cutter James Honored by White House
Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) crew members pose for a group photo with White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta, center right, July 19, in Washington, D.C. at the White House. James' crew was recognized with the top maritime interdiction during the annual United States Interdiction Coordinator Awards ceremony. (Photo courtesy of the … [Read more...]
Navy Chief Visits Indo-Pacific
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond and Royal Navy Adm. Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff speak on a panel at the Indian Ocean Defense and Security (IODS) Conference, July 24, 2024. During Franchetti’s visit to Australia she met with consulate leadership, held a first-ever trilateral Chief … [Read more...]
Army Conducts Counter Drone-Swarm Demonstration
JULY 29, 2024 — The Army held its most challenging counter-small unmanned aircraft systems test to date, paving the way for Soldiers to field capabilities against small-UAS attacks in the future. During the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Systems Office’s (JCO) fifth C-sUAS demonstration, held at Yuma Proving Ground June 3-28, 2024, testers launched more than 40 UAS targets … [Read more...]