AUGUST 26, 2024 - Space has been making headlines more and more in recent years with the dawn of commercial space flight, the introduction of proliferated constellations in Low Earth Orbit, and the invention of reusable rockets, but access to space is not something that can be taken for granted. In a joint prepared statement to Congress in June 2017, the Honorable Heather A. … [Read more...]
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Coast Guard Seizes 3400 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific
AUGUST 26, 2024 – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) offloaded more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine and 4,410 pounds of marijuana with a combined assessed street value of approximately $50 million in Port Everglades, Friday. The Escanaba crew embarked a Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, and Law Enforcement Detachment 107 from Coast … [Read more...]
Marine Training Systems Mitigate BOP Concerns
AUGUST 26, 2024 - When Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller famously quipped, “Hit hard, hit fast, hit often,” there’s a good chance he had Marine Corps mortarmen in mind. From the Spanish-American War through the 21st-century War on Terror, the Marine Corps has consistently employed artillery and other fire support systems to achieve decisive results. Today, as the Corps … [Read more...]
Brown Visits Middle East Amid Rising Tension
AUGUST 26, 2024 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., this weekend embarked on a three-country visit throughout the Middle East aimed at demonstrating the long-term U.S. commitment to the region as well as furthering his understanding of various perspectives concerning ongoing Middle East tension by engaging with U.S. partners and allies … [Read more...]
DoD Sends More Equipment to Haiti
AUGUST 24, 2024 — At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft will deliver additional Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicles to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti’s capital starting Aug. 23, 2024. As part of the U.S. government’s ongoing support to Haitian-led security efforts in the country, 24 additional … [Read more...]