MAY 13, 2026 - The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Company have come to terms for a plan to improve the readiness of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker and accelerate capability delivery to the fleet. The plan pursues three primary lines of effort: repurposing early-built aircraft for immediate operational impact, accelerating the Remote Vision System 2.0 retrofit schedule and … [Read more...]
DoW Spending Spurs Industrial Base Investments
MAY 13, 2026 - War Department investments in the fiscal year 2026 budget and promised in the FY27 budget have heartened companies within the defense industrial base to invest in their own capabilities and to grow their capacity to produce. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared on Capitol Hill today in back-to-back testimonies before defense subcommittees of both the House … [Read more...]
Guard Aviation Crews Train for Wildfire Season
MAY 12, 2026 - Aviation crews assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, Washington Army National Guard, partnered with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue to conduct water bucket training near Puyallup, Washington, May 7, preparing for the state's wildfire season. Throughout the exercise, firefighters and aviation crews rehearsed aerial wildfire response operations, … [Read more...]
Soldiers Claim Top Honor at Best Redleg Competition
MAY 12, 2026 — Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, earned top honors during the U.S. Army’s Best Redleg Competition at Fort Sill, May 4-8, 2026. Representing the division against artillery units from across the Army, the Arctic Angels secured first place in both the M777 Howitzer section and fire direction … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Responds to Fire on Gas Platform
MAY 12, 2026 – Coast Guard and agency partners responded to a fire onboard a non-operational natural gas platform offshore Santa Barbara, Monday. Responders and platform personnel reported that the fire was extinguished at 11:40 a.m. At 6:30 a.m. a fire occurred aboard platform Habitat when platform personnel were conducting decommissioning operations for the … [Read more...]