APRIL 10, 2025 - The U.S. Space Force - the service charged with securing the Nation’s interests in, from and to space - has published Space Force Doctrine Document 1 - The Space Force, articulating doctrine that defines the service’s foundational tenets moving forward. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman urged Guardians to read and understand SFDD-1 during a … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2025
USID Online Renewal Saves Time
APRIL 10, 2025 – A recent DOD self-service initiative helps Navy personnel, retirees, and family members save time by skipping the trip to the ID Card Office. Uniformed Services Identification Card (USID) card holders or sponsors can renew USIDs from home using the ID Card Office Online. Retirees and family members use the Next Generation USID for benefits, privileges, and … [Read more...]
U.S. Partnering With Panama to Secure Canal
APRIL 10, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday announced an expanded partnership between the U.S. and Panama to secure the Panama Canal in order to counter "China's maligned influence" in the region. "The era of capitulating to coercion by the communist Chinese is over," Hegseth said while delivering prepared remarks earlier in the day. "[China's] growing and … [Read more...]
Battle Control System Upgraded to Watch Russia
APRIL 9, 2025 – Two Russian Tu-95 Bears and two Chinese H-6 Badgers with Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker fighter escorts speared across the sky July 24, 2024, in formation over the northern Pacific careening toward the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and bringing the nuclear-capable long-range bombers closer to U.S. sovereign airspace. The combined bomber patrol marked the … [Read more...]
Egypt Takes Charge of Protecting the Red Sea
MANAMA Bahrain – The Egyptian Navy assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 from the Royal Australian Navy at a ceremony held aboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, April 9. Royal Australian Navy Capt. Jorge McKee handed over command to Egyptian Navy Cmde. Mohamed Rasmy at a ceremony presided over by U.S. Navy Vice Adm. George … [Read more...]