SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35C Lightning II jet today aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. VMFA-251 is the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron. The arrival of the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
New DoDEA School Opens for Children Overseas
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 — With a parade of students from more than 30 nations, remarks from senior military and education officials, a ribbon cutting and a blast of confetti the Department of Defense Education Activity celebrated its newest 21st century school – the Brussels Unit School. The new, modern school serves more than 270 students from pre-kindergarten all the way … [Read more...]
Reoptimizing to Be ‘One Air Force’
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin on Monday explained how reoptimizing the United States Air and Space forces into a 'one Air Force' approach will be key to prevailing in the era of great power competition with our adversaries across the globe. Allvin, who was speaking to a large in-person and remote audience composed primarily of Air … [Read more...]
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 - In our country, Latino leaders are striving for the American Dream and helping those around them reach it too. From those who have been here for generations to those who have recently arrived, Latinos have pushed our great American experiment forward. They are the community, faith, and union leaders who advocate and stand up for all of us. They are the … [Read more...]
Group Uncovers World War II B-24 Artifact
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 – A group of more than one hundred Italians and Americans hiked mostly uphill for 45 minutes this summer to see the unveiling of a plaque marking the site of a piece of local World War II history. The location of the artifact, in the town of Arcugnano, a part of Vicenza, was finally uncovered after years of research by residents and Caserma Ederle … [Read more...]