AUGUST 20, 2024 - U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, participated in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, held along the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 16-19. The airshow, Australia's premier aviation event, brings the thrill and excitement of aerobatic displays and cutting-edge aircraft to … [Read more...]
‘One Air Force’ Needed for Evolving Security Landscape
AUGUST 20, 2024 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said the Air Force must continue evolving into a highly integrated and lethal “one Air Force” if it is to successfully compete, deter, and win in today’s strategic environment. Allvin’s assessment came during remarks on Aug. 16 at the Hudson Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, that offered additional … [Read more...]
Austin Has Discussed Ukraine’s Actions in Russia
AUGUST 20, 2024 - U.S. support to Ukraine will continue as Ukrainian service members drive into Russia, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today. Singh told the news media at the Pentagon that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has spoken with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The two men "discussed ongoing support from allies and partners in … [Read more...]
Marines Transform Pohnpei Public Library
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jorge Rodriguez, a logistics specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and native of Oxnard, California, reads a book to kids in the Pohnpei Public Library after helping unload the boxes of book during exercise Koa Moana 24 at Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Aug. 1, … [Read more...]
Guardian Competes in Olympic Demonstration Event
AUGUST 19, 2024 - Beach handball is fast-moving and high-scoring sport, played on a sand court between two teams of four each. To an observer, it looks something like beach volleyball -crossed with rugby. “Most people, when I tell them I play handball, they'll say, ‘oh yeah, I played that’ and they'll be thinking of that one-on-one handball that's played against the wall - … [Read more...]