SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 – Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort welcomed a piece of aviation history. The F-35B Lightning II, known as BF-01 is the first F-35B variant ever built, and it has made its way to the Lowcountry to serve as a permanent static display, ushering in a new era for Marine Corps Aviation. “BF-01 was the first of its kind ever built,” explained Major Joseph … [Read more...]
Marines Experiment with Emerging Drone Technology
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - From Aug. 11 to 22, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, trained with, integrated, and expanded their use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). For the first time, Marines flew untethered sUAS over an Okinawa-based, Marine Corps installation. This aligns directly with the Secretary of Defense’s drone … [Read more...]
Wide Open Spaces Protect Yuma Proving Ground
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - The status U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) has as the Department of Defense’s premier test and evaluation facility is greatly aided by its geographic isolation. Possessing over 1,300 square miles of range space, the proving ground can safely test virtually every piece of equipment used by Soldiers, even inherently dangerous experimental items like … [Read more...]
Cutter Returns Home After 75-Day Border Patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew conduct flight training evolutions in the Caribbean Sea, July 15, 2025. Mohawk’s crew conducted a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Corrie Gill) SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - The crew of the Coast … [Read more...]
Navy Builds Bridges With National Park Service
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - The summer sun bakes the cobblestones of Independence Mall in Philadelphia, where visitors shuffle between the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. The air hums with conversation in a dozen languages, punctuated by the excited laughter of children and the distant sounds of a horse-drawn carriage. It is here, in the heart of America's founding story, … [Read more...]