New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, were killed when a UH-72 Lakota helicopter they were flying crashed near Rio Grande City, Texas on March 8, 2024. The two were assigned to Detachment 2, Company A, of the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment were operating as part of Joint Task Force North, a … [Read more...]
USS Annapolis Visits Australia
MARCH 11, 2024 - USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived in HMAS Stirling in Perth, Western Australia Sunday. This marks the second visit by a U.S. fast-attack submarine to HMAS Stirling since the announcement of the AUKUS [Australia, United Kingdom, United States] Optimal Pathway in March 2023. The Optimal Pathway is designed to deliver a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered … [Read more...]
USSF Rolls Out New Physical Training Uniform at BMT
Space Force trainees from 1st Delta Operations Squadron Detachment 1 try on the Space Force physical training uniforms for the first time on 8 March 2024 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. MARCH 11, 2024 - The United States Space Force began the roll-out of its Physical Training Uniform March 8, when it was provided to the newest Basic Military Training Guardian … [Read more...]
Air Force Leaders Talk Budget, Reoptimizing the Force
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin listens to a question from Air Force photojournalist Tech. Sgt. William O’Brien at the McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. Allvin discussed future Air Force priorities and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) MARCH 11, 2024 - Just days before releasing the proposed defense budget … [Read more...]
DoD Denies Any Sightings of Extraterrestrial Activity
MARCH 10, 2024 - The Defense Department's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office today released a report detailing its review of nearly 80 years of reports on government offices and special access programs related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP—a new term for what was once referred to as unidentified flying objects. "AARO has found no verifiable evidence that any … [Read more...]