JANUARY 16, 2025 — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel, supported by Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) San Francisco, completed a 22-day deployment across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to bolster regional maritime safety and security from Nov. 27 to Dec. 18, 2024. The deployable team, including engineering … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2025
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch Signals New Era
JANUARY 16, 2025 – Space Launch Delta 45 supported the maiden flight for Blue Origin’s New Glenn from Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Jan. 13. The orbital-class rocket, named after John Glenn–the first American to orbit Earth–marked the first launch from Space Launch Complex 36 in 20 years. SLC-36, originally built to support the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Cutter Earns Excellence Award
JANUARY 16, 2025 – Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award. For the second year in a row, Alex Haley earned the medium cutter of year award across the entire Coast Guard fleet. The Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award recognizes the ship that demonstrated exceptional performance across … [Read more...]
Bradley Can Now Detect Laser Attacks
JANUARY 16, 2025 - The Bradley Fighting Vehicle has proved itself to be lethal and survivable in multiple theaters since first fielded in the 1980s. Armed with a 25mm chain-driven autocannon, a 7.62 mm machine gun, and twin Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles, the Bradley has accompanied American troops in multiple theaters. In ensuing years, the … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates T-7A Acquisition Approach
JANUARY 16, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have agreed upon a framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet Air Education and Training Command’s (AETC) operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable to replace the aging fleet of T-38C Talon aircraft. In 2018, the Air Force awarded a fixed-price contract … [Read more...]