AUGUST 25, 2026 – When the 413th Flight Test Squadron receives a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, it's typically the last resort for someone in the community requiring a life-saving critical care flight. This was the case Aug. 5 when the 413th FLTS and 96th Medical Group accepted a mission to transport a patient with a brain aneurysm from Panama City’s … [Read more...]
Guard Concludes New Orleans Security Mission
AUGUST 25, 2026 — Louisiana National Guard Soldiers concluded eight months of security operations in New Orleans Aug. 24, following a sustained mission supporting local, state and federal law enforcement partners and public safety efforts in the French Quarter. The mission began in late December 2025, when more than 350 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers were mobilized in … [Read more...]
Navy Scientists Support Trident Missile System
AUGUST 25, 2026 - The pristine precision needed to certify the nation's underwater nuclear deterrent is anchored on the talents of civilian scientists at a Navy laboratory in Southern California. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division, scientists can measure parts down to millionths of an inch — the level of exactitude required to keep the Navy's Trident nuclear … [Read more...]
Hegseth Talks Arsenal of Freedom in Wisconsin
AUGUST 25, 2026 - Reestablishing the warrior ethos, rebuilding America's military and reestablishing deterrence are the big three goals Secretary of War Pete Hegseth set upon taking the helm at the Pentagon in 2025. At Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the secretary told military personnel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command that they are the center of America's deterrent … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Cheli
AUGUST 24, 2026 - Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli, a bomber pilot, was posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during World War II. Cheli was born to Robert Alfred Cheli, an Italian immigrant, and Julia Cheli, Oct. 29, 1919, in San Francisco. He was an only child. He dropped out of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to enlist … [Read more...]