FEBRUARY 27, 2025 - The 56th Fighter Wing flew the final U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon local training sortie today, February 26, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 309th Fighter Squadron was the last U.S. Air Force F-16 training squadron at Luke AFB. The squadron will convert to training pilots on fifth generation aircraft, becoming the seventh F-35A Lightning II … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2025
Guard Joins International Cyber Defense Competition
Maj. Joerge Baack (center), the 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron director of operations, monitors his team's progress during the International Cyber Defense Competition, Feb. 22, 2025, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Cyber teams from the armed forces of Kosovo, Albania and Northern Macedonia participated in the event along with university teams from Iowa State, … [Read more...]
Hegseth Visits Guantanamo Bay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hudner (DDG 116) during his visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 25, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza) FEBRUARY 27, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, … [Read more...]
Navy Now Covering Entire Red Sea Region
FEBRUARY 26, 2025 – The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), an information sharing and coordination construct established under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) to counter Houthi threats in the Red Sea region, recently expanded its responsibilities to include the entire CMF operating area. To support the newly expanded JMIC mission, Royal Australian Navy Capt. Jorge … [Read more...]
Socom Works to Deter Conflict
FEBRUARY 26, 2025 - In terms of warfighting, there needs to be an equilibrium between readiness, modernization and operations, said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command, during a panel discussion at the National Defense Industrial Association's 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. During … [Read more...]