NOVEMBER 22, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro approved a plan Oct. 30 to restore the health of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) workforce and generate more logistics support for fleet operations worldwide. MSC consists of 5,500 civil service mariners and 1,500 contracted mariners operating 140 logistics supply ships that support the replenishment and transport … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
DoD Adjusts Nuclear Deterrence Strategy
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer flies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The bomber flew directly from its home station of Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., demonstrating the U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly deploy strategic bombers anywhere in the world. U.S. Strategic Command regularly tests and evaluates the readiness of strategic assets to ensure we are able to … [Read more...]
Operation Pizza Drop
NOVEMBER 22, 2024 – USO Japan partnered with U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s Army Community Service to bring a slice of joy to Soldiers working here — several slices, in fact, and topped with cheese, pepperoni, sausage and more. The Nov. 13 outreach event, dubbed “Operation Pizza Drop,” provided free lunch on Yokohama North Dock as a token of appreciation and support to the … [Read more...]
Air Force Delivers T-6 Aircraft to Vietnam Military
NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, attended a ceremony in Phan Thiet, Nov. 20, marking the historic delivery of the first three T-6C Texan IIs to the Vietnam Air Defence air force. The delivery signifies a milestone for the U.S. Air Force and the Vietnam ADAF, with the full complement of 12 T-6Cs scheduled for delivery by … [Read more...]
Russians Launch New Missile at Dnipro
NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - The Russians today launched a new kind of missile at Ukraine, what the Defense Department is calling an "intermediate-range ballistic missile," or IRBM, said the deputy Pentagon press secretary. "I can confirm that Russia did launch an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile," said Sabrina Singh during a briefing today at the Pentagon. "This … [Read more...]