MAY 13, 2025 - The littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel May 1 while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. This is the ship's third successful interdiction during its maiden deployment. In mid-April, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul interdicted two vessels, confiscating 580 kilograms (1,279 pounds) of cocaine … [Read more...]
EA-37B Completes First Training Sortie
MAY 13, 2025 - The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron flew the first mission training sortie for the EA-37B on May 2, 2025. The EA-37B, a wide-area airborne electromagnetic attack weapon system using a heavily modified version of the Gulfstream G550 airframe, will replace the legacy EC-130H as a more modern, and cost-effective, commercial derivative aircraft. Ten of 14 EC-130H … [Read more...]
Guard Aircrews Train with Forest Rangers to Prep for Wildfires
MAY 13, 2025 - New York Army National Guard helicopter crews partnered May 8 with state Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers to hone their firefighting skills along the Hudson River near Schuylerville. The dozen Army aircrewmembers included Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, flying two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief Exercise Strengthens Cooperation
MAY 13, 2025 - U.S., Philippine, and Japanese military forces, along with civilian leaders, gathered for the Balikatan 25 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Tabletop Exercise, working together to enhance crisis response coordination and strengthen their longstanding alliance from April 29 to May 1, 2025. The trilateral exercise fulfills a pledge made by the … [Read more...]
Soldiers Evaluate X-Ray Prototype
MAY 13, 2025 — A group of U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians helped to shape the future of EOD operations during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California. Staff Sgt. Cory R. Brunt and Sgt. Joshua D. Marsh from the 1st Platoon, 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), supported the capstone experiment by assessing the … [Read more...]