SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum in August directing the military services to stringently enforce facial hair grooming standards across the force. "The grooming standard set by the U.S. military is to be clean-shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance," said Hegseth in a memorandum dated Aug. 20, 2025. Service … [Read more...]
Hegseth Honors Nation’s POW/MIAs
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today paid tribute to the U.S. military's prisoners of war and personnel missing in action during a ceremony commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day on the Pentagon's River Parade Field. Hegseth, who was joined by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, began his remarks by taking a moment to remember the nation's … [Read more...]
See a Drone, Say a Drone
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 — The 1st Special Operations Wing conducted training this month to prepare for potential incursions of small unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones. The exercise, dubbed Commando Response, tested the wing’s ability to detect, track and respond to drone activity. The event brought security forces, emergency management, intelligence and other base … [Read more...]
Building Trilateral Trust Across the Indo-Pacific
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 - Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States completed Freedom Edge 25, the premier trilateral multi-domain exercise between the three nations, Sept. 15-19. Marking the third iteration of the landmark exercise, Freedom Edge 25 expanded on previous trilateral exercises to enhance multidomain capabilities that play a key role in promoting our shared … [Read more...]
Training Today to Save Lives Tomorrow
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 – In an emergency, there is no time for hesitation; an aeromedical evacuation exercise on Chièvres Air Base (CAB) simulated real-world medical emergency scenarios – putting teams to the test when every second counts. The 424th Air Base Squadron, located on CAB partnered with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (86th AES) and the 37th Airlift Squadron … [Read more...]