Warrant Officer Training School class 25-01 meets with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Dec. 6, 2024. The Warrant Officer Candidates endured an 8-week training intended to make the candidates professional warfighters, technical integrators and credible advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan) DECEMBER … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues Boater 410 Miles from Puerto Rico
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a solo boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 420 miles north of Puerto Rico, Friday. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, who reportedly came in distress aboard the 46-foot sailing vessel Poesterd while … [Read more...]
U.S. and Peruvian Marines Plan Together
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffrey Hammond (left) and Marina De Guerra Del Peru Capitan de Navio Ricardo Fallaque (right) sign Minutes during a Staff Planner Working Group at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 15, 2024. Members of U.S. Marine Forces, South and Peru discussed opportunities for the Marina De Guerra Del Peru that align with U.S. … [Read more...]
U.S. Leadership Makes World More Secure
DECEMBER 9, 2024 - American leadership rallies its allies and partners and inspires ordinary people around the world to work together toward a brighter future, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who delivered the keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. Autocrats worldwide and terrorist groups want to weaken America's … [Read more...]
U.S. Eliminates ISIS Camps in Central Syria
DECEMBER 9, 2024 - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted dozens of precision airstrikes targeting known ISIS camps and operatives in central Syria, Dec. 8. The strikes against the ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps were conducted as part of the ongoing mission to disrupt, degrade, and defeat ISIS, in order to prevent the terrorist group from conducting external … [Read more...]