Candles lit by local volunteers and U.S. Navy Sailors stationed on Okinawa spell out the Japanese symbols for “peace” during a volunteer candle lighting event at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2025. Held on the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day, the event marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, honoring more than 200,000 lives lost and … [Read more...]
Nanosatellite Mission Yields Key Insights
JUNE 25, 2025 – A team of engineers at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific recently concluded a groundbreaking nanosatellite mission, the Laser Crosslink Experiment (LaCE), which has yielded valuable insights for future warfighter capabilities. The LaCE team, part of the Space Systems branch, successfully integrated, tested, and operated the 6U nanosatellite … [Read more...]
Reagan Test Site Supports NASA Mission
JUNE 25, 2025 – A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command team played an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting NASA’s Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics sounding rocket mission. NASA launched a Sporadic-E Electro Dynamics, or SEED, sounding rocket from Roi Namur, Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands during a test June 20. During the mission, SEED was … [Read more...]
Teen Represents Military Youth at the Pentagon
JUNE 25, 2025 - My journey as a youth advocate took a major step forward when I was selected to represent the U.S. Army at the Joint Service Teen Council (JSTC) in Washington, D.C. This was the first time since 2014 that the JSTC convened, bringing together teens and staff from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Army National Guard to address real challenges facing military … [Read more...]
Long Range Radar Successfully Tracks Ballistic Missile
Courtesy Photo | The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, is a multi-mission, multi-face radar designed to provide search, track and discrimination capability in support of homeland defense. (courtesy photo/released) JUNE 25, 2025 - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in cooperation with U.S. Space Force and U.S. Northern … [Read more...]