SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 — The terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, trumpeted a call to service for many. Among them, 17-year-old twins in Florida who were contemplating life after high school. For a senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, watching the attack in New York City on television that morning stirred an immediate and urgent … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Symphony In the Sky
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - As part of their centennial celebration, Offutt Air Force Base held the Defenders of Freedom Air and Space show on Aug. 24-25, 2024. This was the first time Offutt has held the air show since 2018, due to the historic 2019 flood which destroyed one-third of the base, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 18-month runway reconstruction, which wrapped up in Sept. … [Read more...]
Billionaire Embarks on Historic Polaris Dawn Mission
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - The Living Legends of Aviation are thrilled to share that Jared Isaacman has had a successful launch of the Polaris Dawn Mission on September 10, 2024 at 3:23am MDT. Isaacman, a renowned entrepreneur, pilot, and founder of payments processing company Shift4, has embarked on this groundbreaking journey aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a new era in … [Read more...]
New DLA Strategic Plan Frames Goals
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - Overcoming contested logistics challenges as the nation faces adversaries in all domains is the Defense Logistics Agency's top priority as outlined in its new 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, "DLA Transforms: A Call to Action." The world has changed since DLA's last Strategic Plan was published in 2021, DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly said in a message … [Read more...]
Air Force Examines Emerging Tactics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to test critical command, control, intelligence, … [Read more...]