The Thunderbird team greets 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, recently crowned Miss America 2024, ahead of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, FL on Feb. 17, 2024. Throughout the weekend, Marsh spoke with students across the city about serving both in and out of uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber) MARCH 3, 2024 - Second Lt. Madison Marsh made big … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Convergence Capstone 4 Works to Integrate Joint, Multinational Defense Systems
MARCH 2, 2024 - Pushing forward on Army Futures Command's mission of multinational and joint interoperability, Project Convergence Capstone 4 is experimenting with the capabilities of joint and multinational layered air and missile defense systems. PC-C4 is an Army-hosted, joint and multinational experiment that will inform the integration of modernization capabilities, such … [Read more...]
Washington Air Guard, Malaysia Sign Sister Squadron Pact
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, Washington Air National Guard commander, and Brig. Gen. Azman bin Jantan, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Strategy of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, sign respective copies of a Sister Squadron agreement at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Hawaii, February 22, 2024. This agreement formalizes … [Read more...]
Yuma Partners to Conduct Environmental Research
MARCH 1, 2024 - No matter how much a combat system has been developed within a laboratory, or tested through virtual or simulated environments there will be unforeseen issues arise when that system is subjected to military operations in the extreme climactic conditions of arctic, tropical, or hot desert environments. This is why the U.S. Army conducts developmental testing … [Read more...]
Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 Begins
MARCH 1, 2024 — Thousands of servicemembers from the United States, Thailand and partnering countries gathered to participate in the opening ceremonies of the 43rd Annual Cobra Gold exercise, which commenced Tuesday morning in Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Established in 1982 as a bilateral maritime exercise between the United States and Thailand, … [Read more...]