FEBRUARY 23, 2024 – Three weeks after Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress, three members of city’s Committee of Safety met with 25 other men at Carpenter’s Hall to discuss forming a troop of volunteer “light horse” or cavalry. All 28 men agreed, and on Nov. 17, 1774, the Philadelphia Light Horse was born. The unit, which would later change its name to First … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Cutter Disrupts Illegal Trafficking During Caribbean Deployment
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West on Friday following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South alongside partners to deter illegal narcotics trafficking in the Central Caribbean. With an embarked MH-65 Dolphin … [Read more...]
Austin Marks Two Years Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Two years ago, Russian forces launched an illegal and indefensible all-out invasion of Ukraine. But Ukraine's defiance in the face of Putin's aggression and atrocities has inspired free people everywhere. Over the past two years, Putin has assumed that Ukraine's forces would collapse and that Ukraine's friends would cower. He couldn't have been more … [Read more...]
Energy, Installations, Environment Leadership Visits Buckley
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment Honorable Dr. Ravi I. Chaudhary and Senior Enlisted Leader for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Snider met with Space Base Delta 2 leadership to discuss important infrastructure topics … [Read more...]
Navy’s New Council to Deter Adversarial Foreign Investment Risks
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the formation of the Department of the Navy (DON) Maritime Economic Deterrence Executive Council (MEDEC) during a panel discussion hosted by the Aspen Institute and powered by the Bloomberg Foundation, Feb. 22. MEDEC, co-chaired by our Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for … [Read more...]