MARCH 20, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron supported the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade by delivering 215 Japanese paratroopers over the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba City, Japan, March 4, as part of exercise Airborne 25. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. … [Read more...]
U.S. Bombers Complete European Deployment
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed for Bomber Task Force 25-2, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Europe, Feb. 20, 2025. The mission included aerial refueling, practice intercepts, and formation flying, enhancing interoperability with allies and partners. Bomber Task Force missions demonstrate … [Read more...]
DoD Already Working on Golden Dome
MARCH 20, 2025 - Earlier this month, President Donald J. Trump told Congress and Americans the U.S. would pursue a Golden Dome, similar to Israel's Iron Dome air defense system, designed to protect against inbound missile attacks. The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is working with partner agencies, including the Missile Defense Agency … [Read more...]
Army Packs Extreme Cold Weather Gear
MARCH 20, 2025 - Deployed soldiers are constantly loaded with gear, but nowhere more so than when operating in a cold weather environment. In addition to their conventional weapons, Soldiers need to utilize heavy equipment like space heaters, cooking stoves, fuel, and heavy-duty thermal tents to survive operations in the Arctic. The Army’s Arctic Mobility Sustainment … [Read more...]
Army Astronaut Commands Expedition at ISS
MARCH 20, 2025 — Army astronaut Anne McClain launched into clear skies on March 14 from Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the colonel's Dragon spacecraft into orbit for a six-month mission to the International Space Station. McClain, a Soldier in her second space mission, leads a team of one American astronaut a Japanese astronaut and one Roscomos … [Read more...]