Administration, Coast Guard and joint agency partner leadership held a press conference during a drug offload at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nov. 19, 2025. Stone’s crew offloaded approximately 49,010 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $362 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Weldon James ) NOVEMBER 20, 2025 – U.S. Coast … [Read more...]
Airmen Sharpen Their Chemical Defense
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 – During the evening of exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1, an intelligence report surfaced: A simulated news release of a host-nation police force raiding a local home filled with what appeared to be 600 gallons of cleaning solution. Alone, that information is just another snippet collected by the many intelligence analysts sifting through the daily information … [Read more...]
Navy Gets New USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17. The delivery of DDG 124 marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Delivery follows a rigorous series of at-sea and pier side trials designed to demonstrate the ship’s readiness and performance … [Read more...]
Veteran Dies While Rescuing Trapped Coal Miners
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 - Marine Corps combat veteran Steven M. Lipscomb lost his life, Nov. 8, while looking after the safety of his crew at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, West Virginia. "All of West Virginia mourns the loss of this courageous man," said West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in a Nov. 14 proclamation, which also ordered state flags flown at … [Read more...]
War Department Narrows Technology Development Focus
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 - Directed energy, hypersonics and artificial intelligence are among the six technology focus areas for the War Department meant to ensure America's warfighters will quickly have what's needed to fight and win on the battlefield. "Our adversaries are moving fast, but we will move faster," said Emil Michael, undersecretary of war for research and … [Read more...]