DECEMBER 2, 2025 – Friends, family and Oklahoma National Guard leaders gathered Monday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Oklahoma for a ceremony held for members of the Oklahoma National Guard’s Task Force Thunder. The approximately 160 Guardsmen will depart for Washington, D.C. in the coming days in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission. Governor … [Read more...]
Soldiers Evaluate New MV-75 Assault Aircraft
DECEMBER 2, 2025 — Soldiers from the Army Aviation community visited Redstone Arsenal this week giving critical feedback on the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, FLRAA, program via its new virtual prototype and virtual reality demonstrators. The Soldiers were taking part in the special user evaluation, SUE, a critical, hands-on event to gather direct feedback from … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Windrich
DECEMBER 1, 2025 - Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich was only in Korea for a short time, but the skills he'd honed during World War II helped him lead his cold, dirty and disheveled comrades to freedom during one of the most savage battles in modern military history. Windrich didn't survive the Battle of Chosin Reservoir to tell his own story, but his heroics … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 from Disabled Sailboat
DECEMBER 1, 2025 - A Coast Guard Station Key West boat crew rescued two mariners from the disabled sailing vessel, Oria, Saturday, 12 miles north of Key West. No injuries were reported and the vessel was anchored due to inclement weather. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a 911 relay from a mariner in distress reporting their … [Read more...]
Lost in 1943, WWII Flyer Will Be Laid to Rest
DECEMBER 1, 2025 – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Morton Sher, 22, killed during World War II, will be interred Dec. 14, in Beth Israel Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home will coordinate graveside services preceding the interment. Sher was a fighter pilot assigned to 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air … [Read more...]