OCTOBER 31, 2022 - An EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, successfully completed a functional check flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oct. 17, marking the end of a complex transformation process for an aircraft thought to be beyond repair. This five-year effort demonstrates large-scale teamwork between multiple organizations over … [Read more...]
A Look Back at the Attack on the USS Cole
OCTOBER 28, 2022 - On the morning of October 12, 2000, the USS Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, docked at the Port of Aden off the coast of Yemen for refueling. In a small boat, a suicide bomber approached the destroyer, detonated alongside, which left a 40 to 60-foot hole on the port side of the ship. The blast killed 17 and injured 39 Sailors. In response, French … [Read more...]
Air Force, Navy Integrate for Bomber Task Force MineX
OCTOBER 27, 2022 - U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, integrated with U.S. Naval forces over the Indo-Pacific region to conduct a naval mine exercise (MineX) during a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Oct. 24. Bomber missions contribute to Joint Force lethality and deter aggression in … [Read more...]
Bahrain Leads Unmanned Exercise for Multinational Force
OCTOBER 27, 2022 – A multinational naval task force led by Bahrain conducted a one-day training drill in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26, featuring the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence alongside seven crewed ships. Naval Forces from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States participated in support of Bahrain-led Combined Task Force (CTF) … [Read more...]
DoD Continues to Advance Hypersonic Capabilities
OCTOBER 2, 2022 - The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Project Office (AHPO) successfully conducted the second High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign on October 26 at 2:30pm EST. This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight … [Read more...]