JUNE 30, 2025 — With warm weather luring canoeists, kayakers and stand-up-paddleboarders onto Pacific Northwest waters, the Coast Guard is reminding paddlers to prepare for cold water, wear a properly fitted life jacket and carry at least two waterproof ways to call for help. In 2023 the Coast Guard recorded 564 recreational-boating deaths nationwide; three-quarters were … [Read more...]
Famous People That Were in the Army
JUNE 30, 2025 — Before Tom Selleck appeared on American television screens in “Magnum P.I.” and as Frank Reagan in “Blue Bloods” he served in the Army National Guard. Selleck enlisted as an infantry Soldier in the California Guard during the Vietnam War. As a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, Selleck attended the California Military Academy, and served … [Read more...]
Air Force Continues to Modernize B-2 Bomber
JUNE 30, 2025 – Few aircraft are as iconic as the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber, captivating audiences wherever it flies. Designed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during the height of the Cold War, its purpose was to penetrate heavily defended enemy airspace, operating independently to destroy critical strategic targets. The B-2 reached Initial Operational Capability on … [Read more...]
Task Force Seeks to Capitalize on Enlistment Surge
JUNE 30, 2025 - Just two years ago, the outlook for military recruitment was bleak. A 15,000-soldier shortfall — the Army's deepest gap since the draft ended in 1973 — forced commanders to trim training rotations and rethink end-strength projections, while lawmakers warned the all-volunteer force faced its most serious manning crisis in half a century. Pandemic school … [Read more...]
The Marine Corps’ Newest F-35B Squadron
JUNE 28, 2025 - Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224 redesignated to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 224 during a change of command and redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, on Thursday. The event marked the squadron’s historic transition from operating the F/A-18D Hornet to becoming an F-35B Lightning II … [Read more...]