MAY 14, 2026 — Reserve Airmen assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing assisted in the rescue of 11 survivors from a downed civilian aircraft approximately 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, May 12, 2026. An emergency locator transmitter signal from a twin-engine turboprop aircraft alerted Coast Guard Southeast District watchstanders to a potential distress situation at … [Read more...]
Airmen Awarded Philippine Military Merit Medal
MAY 14, 2026 - U.S. Airmen with the 317th Airlift Wing received the Philippine Military Merit Medal for their missions in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp General Servillano A. Aquino, Philippines, May 5. The Philippine Military Merit Medal is awarded by senior Armed Forces of the Philippines leaders for non-combat, meritorious achievement. The decoration … [Read more...]
DoW Moving Beyond Prime Contractors for Weapons
MAY 13, 2026 - The Department of War has reached new framework agreements with a slate of disruptive new entrants and commercial innovators to aggressively expand the United States military's strike capabilities. Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, and Zone 5 will launch the Low-Cost Containerized Missles (LCCM) program, while a parallel agreement with Castelion advances … [Read more...]
Operations Security: The Invisible Shield for Antiterrorism Efforts
MAY 13, 2026 — May is designated as National Operations Security Awareness month, making this a great time to revitalize our commitment to OPSEC and the programs that rely upon OPSEC to achieve force protection at Fort Leonard Wood. While commonly known as the “loose lips sink ships” program, OPSEC must work with all force protection disciplines, including Antiterrorism, … [Read more...]
Connecticut Guard Hosts Cyber Yankee
MAY 13, 2026 – The Connecticut National Guard is hosting Cyber Yankee 2026, the National Guard’s premier annual regional cyber training exercise, at Camp Nett, May 4–15, training military and utility company cyber experts on cyber threat responses. Started in 2015, Cyber Yankee partners military cyber warriors with cyber experts from local utility companies to collaborate … [Read more...]