JULY 18, 2025 - The 325th Fighter Wing “Checkertails” recently deployed Airmen and F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to serve as the lead wing during exercise Red Fag-Alaska 25-3, July 17 to Aug. 1. The deployment marks the wing’s first participation in an exercise outside the continental United States since Hurricane Michael in 2018. It also … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2025
NATO Looking to Innovate Like Ukrainians
JULY 18, 2025 - Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Ukrainians have continuously innovated to find the kinds of equipment they need for defensive operations. The allies of NATO might study the work done there and find out how to do it themselves, said the supreme allied commander Europe. "All of us who've studied warfare know that there's nothing like combat operations … [Read more...]
Old USS Duarte Retires as New USS Duarte Launches
JULY 18, 2025 - During a special ceremony onboard Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS) on July 16, 2025, and after 71 years of inspiring leadership lessons, challenging case studies, and steadfast service to generations of Navy Supply Corps School students, the legendary USS Duarte (DD 901) has officially been decommissioned. Speakers included NAVSUP Commander and Chief of Supply … [Read more...]
F-15EX Visit Offers First Look at Airpower Evolution
JULY 18, 2025 — In a significant milestone for U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Kadena Air Base, July 12, 2025, for integration and familiarization training with local units and joint partners. This overseas deployment of the F-15EX, the Air … [Read more...]
Hegseth Welcomes Bahraini Commander to Pentagon
JULY 18, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — who is also the country's prime minister and deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces — to the Pentagon for an engagement to reaffirm the U.S.-Bahrain defense partnership. Hegseth began the meeting … [Read more...]