JULY 28, 2025 — In a landmark moment for parachuting, the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, and the British Army’s Parachute Display Team, the Red Devils, successfully performed the world’s first six-way downplane formation during the closing ceremony of the Armed Forces Parachute Championships on July 18, 2025. Known as The Hex, the unprecedented formation … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2025
Soldiers Learn from Australian Counterparts
JULY 28, 2025 – The 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is participating in Talisman Sabre for the first time, integrating with joint and combined partners to support sustainment operations across a vast geographic area. Talisman Sabre 25 is the largest bilateral military exercise between the United States and Australia. The exercise, held from July 13 to Aug. 4, … [Read more...]
Guard Helicopter Rescues Hikers at 14,200 Feet
JULY 28, 2025 – Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk aircrew tested their skills and pushed their UH-60 helicopter’s performance to its limits during a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted by a military aircraft in Colorado. The rescue required the crew to fly to approximately 14,200 feet above sea level, surpassing the … [Read more...]
Space Force Schedules Eighth X-37B Mission
JULY 28, 2025 - The U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, is scheduled to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. X-37B Mission 8 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, designated USSF-36, with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These … [Read more...]
Army Adds More Patriot Battalions
JULY 28, 2025 — The Army plans to add additional battalions to its most stressed element, one of the service’s top leaders said. The Army will stand up to four additional Patriot battalions including one to bolster the Guam Defense System, said the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus. American forces use a layered and integrated defense system to safeguard the … [Read more...]