JULY 2, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Tuesday. The report records the fewest boating fatalities since the Service began collecting statistics more than 50 years ago. Fatalities fell 1.4% to 556 from 564 in 2023, while overall incidents increased by 1.1% from 3,844 to 3.887. Nonfatal injuries increased 2.1% from 2,126 … [Read more...]
Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Ecuador
JULY 2, 2025 - The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19. Adjusting the mission dates allows the USNS Comfort to maintain readiness to support U.S. Navy global operations while delivering important humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is … [Read more...]
Air War College Develops Strategic Air Force Leaders
JULY 2, 2025 - As part of Air University, Air War College provides graduates with the knowledge and tools to think strategically about the security implications of future operating environments, supporting lethality, warfighting and homeland defense missions through educational experience. The AWC is a joint professional military education II producing school, meaning it is … [Read more...]
Army Remains a Staunch Supporter of Customs and Border Protection
JULY 2, 2025 - The Program Executive Office Aviation hosted a transfer of ownership ceremony in Meridianville, Alabama, on June 5 to deliver the tenth modified UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The U.S. prioritizes border protection as a critical element of national security. The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk plays a vital role in this … [Read more...]
U.S., India Talk 10-Year Defense Cooperation
JULY 2, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met at the Pentagon with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the close cooperation between the two countries, weapons sales and the upcoming signing of the framework for the new defense partnership. "Almost right at the beginning of the administration, President [Donald J.] Trump and Prime Minister Shri … [Read more...]