NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Joint Task Force Bravo, in concert with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provided critical humanitarian assistance to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13. As part of the U.S. military response, nine aircraft were allocated to support the effort, including three CH-47 Chinooks and three UH-60 Black Hawks from the 1st … [Read more...]
Space Force Releases Vector 2025
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - The service released the Space Force Vector 2025, a comprehensive document designed to provide Guardians with a unified reference that connects key guidance, initiatives and concepts shaping the Space Force. The document is not a plan or strategy; rather, it provides what Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman refers to as a “vector”— an outline … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 8 From Disabled Boat
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 — A Coast Guard Station Cortez boat crew rescued eight boaters, Saturday, after their 26-foot vessel became disabled, approximately 35 miles west of Venice. The boaters and vessel were brought back to a Venice Inlet boat ramp with no reported injuries. An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew located the boaters aboard their disabled vessel in 2 … [Read more...]
Navy Commissions New USS Pierre (LCS 38)
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), was commissioned, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. CST in Panama City, Florida. Pierre will be the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) and the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. The Honorable John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy, delivered the commissioning … [Read more...]
xTechOverwatch Showcases Autonomous Capabilities
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 — U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command hosted xTechOverwatch for Unmanned Systems Oct. 27-29, at the Bush Combat Development Center – Innovation Proving Ground (IPG), Bryan, Texas, which provided industry partners and academia the ability to compete for opportunities to continue development integrated within the Army. This invitation-only … [Read more...]