SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 — The Montana Army National Guard recently completed a high-altitude search and rescue mission to recover a missing 71-year-old hiker in the Stillwater Plateau region of the Beartooth Mountains. The operation showcased seamless coordination between state and federal agencies. The hiker was last seen Aug. 21 by a hiking partner and failed to return to … [Read more...]
Marine Reunites With Sherman Tank After 80 Years
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - The National Museum of the Marine Corps reunited a World War II veteran with the tank he drove during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in a ceremony held Aug. 15 at the Museum Support Facility. In a powerful moment of living history on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, Cpl. Leighton Willhite, 100, stood beside “Lucky,” the very M4A3 … [Read more...]
Medics Train Under Pressure
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - Airmen assigned to 168th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, engaged in an advanced, rigorous, combat casualty care exercise designed to sharpen their skills in delivering lifesaving care under hostile conditions at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2025. The training, conducted in coordination with 1st Battalion, 52nd General Support Aviation … [Read more...]
Commercial Integration Helps Counter Space Threats
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - U.S. Space Command leaders convened at the National Defense Industrial Association Space Warfighting Forum, Colorado Springs, August 26-28. The three-day forum brought together industry, allied military space professionals and leaders from across the Department of Defense for both a classified and an unclassified day. The classified day focused on … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Responds to 2 Chinese Research Vessels
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to two Chinese research ships operating offshore Alaska between Sunday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Coast Guard responded to the Chinese-flagged research vessel JIDI operating approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska. On Sunday, August 31, the Coast Guard responded to the Liberia-flagged Chinese research … [Read more...]