JULY 11, 2024 - Amidst the ongoing withdrawal of American forces from Niger, U.S. troops at Air Base 201 in Agadez have been working to continue their support to the local community and maintain the partnership between the two. This partnership was on full display during a recent community engagement by the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, who donated desks to a local school … [Read more...]
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US, Allied Forces Soar for Arctic Defender
From left to right, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-16 Fighting Falcon, French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale and Airbus A400M Atlas, a German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, and a German Air Force PA-200 Tornado, fly in formation during Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, … [Read more...]
NATO Ready to Defend Every Inch of Alliance
JULY 11, 2024 - While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's main mission is to deter any adversary from attacking, if called on, the 32 nations are ready to defend every inch of alliance territory, said Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander, Europe, and commander of U.S. European Command. Speaking at the NATO summit's public forum at the Washington … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Monitors Chinese Navy in Bering Sea
JULY 11, 2024 –The U.S. Coast Guard encountered multiple People’s Republic of China military ships in the Bering Sea, Saturday and Sunday. The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) detected three vessels approximately 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, and an HC-130J aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detected an … [Read more...]
Walter Reed Performs New, Safer Procedure for AFib
JULY 11, 2024 - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s electrophysiology laboratory recently performed the Department of Defense’s first pulsed field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). PFA offers a safer option for AFib, according to retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Needleman, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. Needleman led the team that … [Read more...]