JANUARY 22, 2025 – The smell of smoke and the deafening sound of bullets filled the air as Airmen directed the rounds of M249 light machine guns at human-like, robotic targets, one after another. When hit, these mannequin-like targets slump over, giving positive indication of a lethal shot. The 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) conducted a 3-day exercise using autonomous … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2025
A First Aid Kit for Life
JANUARY 22, 2025 – Precautionary actions are essential for ensuring safety and well-being. Consider the importance of wearing solar glasses during solar eclipses, enrolling in an annual CPR class to enhance lifesaving skills for emergencies, adhering to road laws that protect pedestrians, motorcyclists, and other drivers, and having smoke detectors in homes. Incorporating … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Supports Presidential Executive Orders
JANUARY 22, 2025 – The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday. Benjamine C. Huffman, Acting DHS Secretary said "Under my statutory authority as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security I have relieved Admiral Linda L. Fagan of her duties as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard." He continued … [Read more...]
Pakistan Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces
250122-N-VO134-2003 MANAMA, Bahrain (Jan. 22, 2025) Left to right, Turkish Navy Rear Admiral Rüştü Sezer, outgoing commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and Pakistan Navy Commodore Sohail Azmie, incoming commander of CTF 151, render honors during a change-of-command ceremony in Manama, Bahrain. … [Read more...]
Strengthening Deterrence in the East
JANUARY 22, 2025 – Since the start of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia in 2014, including the Russian seizure of the Crimean Peninsula, the U.S. military has steadily increased its presence in NATO countries along Europe’s eastern flank, sending regionally aligned forces (RAF) to these areas to bolster commitments with NATO allies and deter aggression. However, the … [Read more...]