JULY 21, 2026 - The Department of War announced the death of an active-duty Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Iraq. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. The incident is under … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Craig
JULY 20, 2026 - Army 2nd Lt. Robert Craig was an infantryman during World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Sicily during Operation Husky. Craig was born in Scotland on June 7, 1919, to William Craig Sr. and Jane Montgomery Craig. He had an older brother, William, and a younger sister, Jane. When he was 4 years old, Craig's … [Read more...]
Sergeants Course Now Held at MCAS Iwakuni
JULY 20, 2026 - Last week marked the first official Sergeant’s Course held on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Every slot of the course was filled with 60 registered and qualified students stationed on MCASI with 20 on the waitlist. Sergeants course, which is routinely held in California, Hawaii, North Carolina, Okinawa, Japan, and Virginia, is a mandated … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Recipient Welcomes Newest Naval Aviators
JULY 20, 2026 - The oldest living Medal of Honor recipient returned July 15 to the base where he earned his wings of gold, joining Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) to congratulate 29 student naval aviators who completed Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) training, the first milestone on the path to those same wings. Retired Capt. E. Royce Williams, 101, … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Secures the U.S. Arctic
JULY 20, 2026 – This week, the U.S. Coast Guard monitored the Chinese research ship Xue Long, which transited north through the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea with a declared destination of the Arctic and the Xue Long 2, another China-flagged research vessel transiting to the Arctic. For the first time this … [Read more...]