SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - UNITAS 2025 began with an opening ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, is the longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise in the world. This year, UNITAS is featuring approximately 8,000 personnel from 25 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines and aircraft. Forces will conduct … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 49 On Whale Watching Boat
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 – The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled in the coastal bar near Newport, Wednesday. The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out a ‘mayday’ call to the Coast Guard after the vessel began producing excessive smoke and lost propulsion while in between the Yaquina Bay jetties at approximately 12:45 … [Read more...]
XM204: Army’s New Anti-Vehicle Munition
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 — The U.S. Army’s Project Manager Close Combat Systems has passed First Article Testing (FAT) and completed Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the XM204 interim top-attack munition. PM CCS conducted FAT at Yuma Proving Ground and validated the performance, reliability, and integrated safety features of the XM204 which the government developed in … [Read more...]
Air Force Reserve Expands Partnerships in Europe
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command Lt. Gen. John Healy is expanding international partnerships through a strategic engagement tour across Europe this month. The tour advances the Reserve Allies and Partners Program's mission to build interoperable reserve capabilities and strengthen international partnerships in … [Read more...]
Military Testing Experimental Resupply Parachutes
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - The roar of aircraft engines echoed across Alaska's interior skies as an unusual payload dropped from the back of a plane during exercise Arctic Edge 25. Instead of a simple parachute bundle drifting to the ground, the device kicked into motion and steered itself toward a precise landing zone. For Special Operations Command North, the experimental … [Read more...]