APRIL 3, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recognized Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Arizona Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins for visiting troops abroad and carrying on their parents' legacy of service. The secretary held a video teleconference from the Pentagon as they visited with members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at Ali Al Salem Air Base, … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2025
Education Benefits Make Stronger Service Members
APRIL 3, 2025 - Within the armed forces, a variety of educational benefits are available that allow service members to both improve themselves and make themselves more valuable to their service branch. One example is the Military Tuition Assistance Program. The program is available to enlisted personnel, officers and warrant officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine … [Read more...]
Forge Warriors, Rebuild Strength, Restore Deterrence
APRIL 2, 2025 - The Brigade of Midshipmen greeted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with thunderous applause upon his arrival to King Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy yesterday afternoon to kick off the defense secretary's first visit to the academy since his confirmation in January. Hegseth shook hands with the future officers, before stepping to the podium at the dining hall's … [Read more...]
Sustaining F-35 Stealth
APRIL 2, 2025 - The F-35’s advanced capabilities don’t begin in the air, they begin on the ground. Beneath the sleek lines of the F-35A Lightning II. Airmen move with careful precision, sealing seams and smoothing surfaces to restore one of the aircraft’s most powerful features, its stealth. Airmen from the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron low observable flight work to … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 99 Aliens to Haiti
APRIL 2, 2025 – Coast Guard Cutter Seneca's crew repatriated 99 aliens to Haiti, Tuesday, following a maritime interdiction approximately 35 miles north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders, Thursday, of an approximate 35-foot overloaded vessel transiting north toward the … [Read more...]