JULY 28, 2025 – The 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is participating in Talisman Sabre for the first time, integrating with joint and combined partners to support sustainment operations across a vast geographic area. Talisman Sabre 25 is the largest bilateral military exercise between the United States and Australia. The exercise, held from July 13 to Aug. 4, … [Read more...]
Guard Helicopter Rescues Hikers at 14,200 Feet
JULY 28, 2025 – Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk aircrew tested their skills and pushed their UH-60 helicopter’s performance to its limits during a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted by a military aircraft in Colorado. The rescue required the crew to fly to approximately 14,200 feet above sea level, surpassing the … [Read more...]
Space Force Schedules Eighth X-37B Mission
JULY 28, 2025 - The U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, is scheduled to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. X-37B Mission 8 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, designated USSF-36, with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These … [Read more...]
Army Adds More Patriot Battalions
JULY 28, 2025 — The Army plans to add additional battalions to its most stressed element, one of the service’s top leaders said. The Army will stand up to four additional Patriot battalions including one to bolster the Guam Defense System, said the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus. American forces use a layered and integrated defense system to safeguard the … [Read more...]
Weather Never Stops for Air Force Squadron
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Clark, 36th Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice and forecaster, observes cloud patterns using a Mark IV-B weather system to determine if a storm is forming during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 25, 2025. REFORPAC, part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, … [Read more...]