MARCH 10, 2025 - U.S. Marines stormed ashore Feb. 28 to offload tactical vehicles and equipment from the USNS Dahl during an exercise at the Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base Pohang in South Korea. The in-stream offload from the containerized and rolling stock cargo ship, operated by Military Sealift Command, showcased the rapid deployment capabilities of maritime … [Read more...]
F-35s Replace Hornets in Japan
MARCH 10, 2025 – The U.S. Marine Corps’ Japan-based aviation forces received their first F-35 deployment from the continental United States on March 8, 2025. Based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, an F-35B squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine … [Read more...]
Preparing Military Families for the Unexpected
MARCH 10, 2025 - When a natural disaster or emergency occurs, communities often experience panic and uncertainty. Fourteen years ago, the Yokota community faced a similar situation during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, followed by Operation Tomodachi in 2011. During this time, Department of Defense family members were given the option to leave Japan at … [Read more...]
Former West Point Golfers Compete for Gold
MARCH 10, 2025 - The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, is designed as a crucible to test cadets and turn them into commissioned leaders of character prepared for a career of professional excellence in the U.S. Army. If those young cadets are competitive athletes on the West Point golf team, however, the dark and cold winter months at West Point can be … [Read more...]
X-37B Orbital Vehicle Concludes 434 Day Mission
MARCH 10, 2025 - The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. Space Force’s dynamic unmanned spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Mar. 7, 2025 at 02:22 a.m. EST. The U.S. Space Force landed the X-37B at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California to exercise its rapid ability to launch and recover its systems across … [Read more...]