JUNE 7, 2024 - The 5th Space Operations Squadron unfurled their colors during an activation ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, June 3. The ceremony signified the inactivation of Delta 9’s Detachment 1 and the activation of the 5th SOPS which oversees operations of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, an experimental program designed to demonstrate technologies for a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Peru, Brazil, US Collaborate on TCCC Training
Peruvian, Brazilian, and U.S. armed forces personnel conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training as part of exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 at Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, Peru, June 4, 2024. The Peruvians and Brazilians engaged in hands-on simulations and lectures led by experienced medical personnel assigned to the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from … [Read more...]
U.S. Army to Launch High Altitude Balloons
JUNE 7, 2024 - The US Army Pacific, 3d Multi-Domain Task Force, and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense will conduct High Altitude Balloon (HAB) Training near the Mariana Islands during the month of June 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces will be deploying High Altitude Balloons (HABs) to Guam and the airspace in vicinity of the Mariana Islands between June … [Read more...]
Every Qualified American Is Welcome at Recruiting Stations
JUNE 7, 2024 - Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks noted that now, more than ever before, anyone who is qualified to serve in America's military is welcome to apply. And, that everybody is also needed. "Maintaining a world-class force made up entirely of volunteers requires us to reach across the breadth of talent this country offers," Hicks told an audience gathered in … [Read more...]
Biden Announces More Security Assistance for Ukraine
JUNE 7, 2024 - Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's fifty-ninth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated … [Read more...]