NOVEMER 28, 2025 - Over 180 experts from the War Department and other agencies in the federal government met for a summit to begin a planned three-year effort to deliver counter-small unmanned aircraft system capabilities to warfighters and keep the skies over America safe from dangerous drones. In August, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth launched the Joint Interagency Task … [Read more...]
Former Commander Awarded Silver Star Medal
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 - A former commander of the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a presentation ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 26. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach presented the nation’s third highest award for valor to Lt. Col. William Parks, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Junior Executive Officer. … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Icebreaker Departs to Antarctica
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) is seen moored ahead of deploying for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Seattle, Nov. 20, 2025. Operation Deep Freeze is a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Bokum) NOVEMBER 28, 2025 — The … [Read more...]
Guard Unit Returns from Southern Border Mission
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 – Nearly 50 Guardsmen with the 168th Military Police Battalion recently completed a yearlong deployment to the U.S. southern border. For the past 12 months, these Tennessee National Guardsmen were headquartered at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector near Edinburg, Texas, where they supported U.S. Customs and Border Protection in detecting, … [Read more...]
500 Additional Guardsmen Ordered to D.C. Following Shooting
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that President Donald J. Trump has requested he order 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington in the wake of the shooting of two guardsmen near the White House. Hegseth made the announcement from the steps of the Dominican Republic's National Palace, where he had spent the afternoon meeting with the country's … [Read more...]