U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Harry Siegel and Sgt. 1st Class Nikolay Bashko talk with Metropolitan Police Department officers near Nationals Park, Aug. 19, 2025. The D.C. National Guard is uniquely commanded by the President of the United States through the Secretary of Defense. Guard members were activated under the Joint Task Force–District of Columbia as part of the D.C. Safe and … [Read more...]
Space Force Launches Eighth X-37B Mission
AUGUST 22, 2025 - The U.S. Space Force, in partnership with SpaceX, successfully launched the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. The SpaceX rocket carried the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle into orbit, marking the eighth space flight for … [Read more...]
USS Santa Barbara Visits Sri Lanka
Cmdr. Adam Ochs, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) poses for a photo with senior Sri Lankan defense officials in the mission bay during a tour, Aug. 16, 2025. Santa Barbara conducted a port visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka while on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to strengthen partnerships … [Read more...]
U.S., South Korea Kick Off Ulchi Freedom Shield
U.S. Army Col. Dwight Towler, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Sustainment Brigade commander, Republic of Korea Brig. Gen. Woon Jang Lee, ROK deputy commanding general of 2ID/RUCD shake hands during a water purification training as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield on Anyang Base in Anyang-si, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2025. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined … [Read more...]
Montana National Guard Rescues Three Hikers
AUGUST 22, 2025 - A HH60M Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter of the Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued three hikers from the Princess Lake area of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on August 17, safely transporting them to receive medical attention. After getting a mission request for Guard assistance early Sunday morning, … [Read more...]