JANUARY 30, 2025 - During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed the Defense Department's commitment to working with other federal agencies to bolster security at the southern border. "You saw on Day 1 from [President Donald J. Trump's] executive orders, the military's … commitment to protecting the territorial sovereignty of the southern border, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2025
All-Weather Helicopter Search and Rescue
JANUARY 30, 2025 - Suspended in her parachute harness, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot descended toward the frigid Interior Alaska landscape. In the dead of winter, the temperature plummeted to 35 degrees below zero and cast a blanket of ice fog obscuring the ground. Though the pilot is trained and equipped to survive for a short time in an extreme cold environment, she needed … [Read more...]
Restoring America’s Fighting Force
JANUARY 30, 2025 - In a memorandum sent to leaders across the U.S. military yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a task force to oversee the strengthening of a military based entirely on merit. "The Department of Defense has an obligation to the American public to ensure their sons and daughters serve under the best leadership we can provide … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases Safety Reporting App
JANUARY 30, 2025 - The next iteration of digital safety reporting is here with the release of the new SAFEREP App. SAFEREP is the Department of the Air Force’s only completely digital safety reporting tool supporting all disciplines and areas around base, with dedicated reporting features for workplace, traffic, industrial, flight, weapons and space safety. Replacing the Airman … [Read more...]
Guard Responding to Emergency on Southern Border
JANUARY 29, 2025 - The Secretary of Defense has directed the National Guard Bureau to provide immediate support for Presidential Executive Orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States. In support of U.S. Northern Command, the Department of Defense’s operational lead, the National Guard is “Always Ready, Always There” and is urgently working to fully … [Read more...]