240822-N-XO016-1082 CHANIA, Greece (Aug. 22, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) sails in Chania harbor to the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) to assume a nested mooring configuration, Aug. 22, 2024. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Meet the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft
DECEMBER 4, 2024 - The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, will dramatically impact the reach of Army Air Assault and how combat casualties are moved off the battlefield and protected. The FLRAA is a medium-lift, tilt-rotor aircraft that will augment or replace a portion of the UH-60 Black Hawk fleet. The Army intends for the aircraft to provide combat aviation … [Read more...]
TRICARE Regions Are Changing Jan. 1, 2025
DECEMBER 4, 2024 – Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE’s new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the West Region. … [Read more...]
Hurricane Hunters Wrap Up Active 2024 Season
The 2024 hurricane season ended Nov. 30, 2024. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit based with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew 107 missions and 1,130 hours into 14 storms. (U.S. AIr Force graphic by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) DECEMBER 4, 2024 - The 2024 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons ended Nov. 30, … [Read more...]
U.S. Destroys Threatening Weapons in Syria
DECEMBER 4, 2024 - U.S. Central Command this morning successfully engaged and destroyed several weapon systems that posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces in Syria, the Defense Department announced. The weapons destroyed — which included three truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers, a T-64 tank and multiple mortars — presented a "clear and imminent threat" to U.S. and … [Read more...]