AUGUST 27, 2026 - Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War Sean Parnell revealed in a social media post that an ongoing War Department investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2021 terrorist airport bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, has uncovered classified documents that had not been previously located. Parnell gave the update on the fifth anniversary of the suicide … [Read more...]
Tyndall AFB Sharpens Air-to-Ground Capabilities
AUGUST 27, 2026 - The 325th Fighter Wing joined the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, for an air-to-ground exercise Aug. 4-14. Weapon System Evaluation Program-Combat Hammer 26.07 was designed to test the combat capability of air-to-ground precision-guided munitions and weapon systems of the F-35A Lightning II, while providing hands-on experience with … [Read more...]
Citizen-Soldiers Recognized for Defending Capital
AUGUST 27, 2026 - As America celebrates 250 years of independence, the District of Columbia National Guard, citizens and other government staff gathered at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, Aug. 23, to look back 212 years — to a moment when ordinary citizens answered an extraordinary call and stood in defense of the young nation's capital during the Battle of … [Read more...]
Marines Receive Upgraded Awards for Abbey Gate Attack
AUGUST 27, 2026 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented three retired Marines with upgraded awards for valor yesterday during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The upgrade was as a result of their heroic actions immediately following the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bomber attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, at then-Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate, which killed 13 service … [Read more...]
Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats
AUGUST 26, 2026 — More than 100 active-duty and Air National Guard medics from seven units trained to provide expeditionary medical care under the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during Northern Strike 26-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. Approximately 60 Airmen participated in Expeditionary Medical Support certification training, which prepares … [Read more...]