JUNE 9, 2025 - During the Civil War, Navy Acting Master's Mate Thomas Harding did his best to save one of his superiors on a sinking vessel. His brave actions earned him the Medal of Honor. Navy records show Harding was likely born in 1837 in Middletown, Connecticut. No details of his early life have been published, but Department of Veterans Affairs records show he enlisted … [Read more...]

Aerial photos of Camp Mitchell at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 24, 2025. 22nd Naval Construction Regiment commands naval construction forces for Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces Europe-Africa/Task Force 68 across the 6th Fleet area of Operations to defend U.S., allied, and partners interests. JUNE 9, 2025 - Nestled within Naval Station Rota, Spain, Camp Mitchell … [Read more...]

JUNE 9, 2025 - A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25. The DLQ involved an MI-17 conducting multiple landings and takeoffs from the flight deck of Mount Whitney while underway in the Baltic … [Read more...]

JUNE 9, 2025 - Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. On May 31, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) space-based instrumentation … [Read more...]

JUNE 9, 2025 - The Sierra Sands Unified School District cut the ribbon, June 3, 2025, on a new 77,000-square-foot Richmond Elementary School at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, restoring an essential academic anchor after the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes. A $78 million grant from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation's Public Schools on Military … [Read more...]