FEBRUARY 24, 2025 - Special Operations Command follows the defense secretary's top three priorities of warfighting to win, readiness of its people and lethality through modernization, said Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Socom commander, speaking yesterday at the National Defense Industrial Association's 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington. The world's become a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2025
DoD Gives Gold Star Families Good News
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency prepare to conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2025. The remains were recently disinterred at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines as part of DPAA’s effort to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the … [Read more...]
Airmen Evacuate 296 People Stranded by Floods
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron evacuate 296 stranded residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17, 2025. The residents were flown to the Big Sandy Regional Airport in Debord, Kentucky, aboard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Indiana Army National Guard and the Kentucky Army … [Read more...]
Strengthening Military by Cutting Excess
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks from his office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) FEBRUARY 22, 2025 - During a recorded, on-camera address from the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting … [Read more...]
Aquatic Rescue Team Upgrades Helicopters
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 - Tennessee’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team continues to strengthen its lifesaving capabilities with advancements in aviation technology, including a recent upgrade to the UH-60V Black Hawk. HART, a state-coordinated program involving the Tennessee Army National Guard and the Nashville Fire Department, provides rapid-response rescue in high-risk … [Read more...]