FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – The Feb. 12 deadline to submit applications to the Scholarships for Military Children program, administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, is almost here. A total of 500 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the 2025-26 school year with at least one recipient selected at each military commissary store location where qualified … [Read more...]
Bomber Squadron Uses “birdbath” on B-1B
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., went through their first clear water rinse upon returning from a training mission during Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 27, 2025. All aircraft stationed within 1.25 miles of salt water require a clear water rinse at … [Read more...]
First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives in Cuba
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - The first flight of high-threat illegal aliens out of the United States arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday. According to the Department of Homeland Security, all 10 of those illegal aliens are part of the transnational criminal organization "Tren de Aragua." Last month, the White House designated that group as a foreign terrorist … [Read more...]
Soldiers Honor POWs with 60-Mile ‘Long March’
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 – On Jan. 27, 1945, ten thousand Allied POWs stepped off from Stalag Luft 3 in Żagań as the Nazi regime began forcibly evacuating its POW camps in the face of the advancing Soviet onslaught in what would be called the Long March. They would trek 60 miles to the city of Spremberg, Germany, enduring one of the coldest winters on record. Eighty years later, 147 … [Read more...]
Mission Readiness is Focus of Exercise Spears of Victory
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Garrett Holloway, 378th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, secures components within an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Spears of Victory at King Abdulaziz Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 28, 2025. Pilots and crew chiefs work together before and after flights to inspect aircraft for issues, ensuring … [Read more...]