JUNE 9, 2025 - A Polish Special Operations Squadron successfully completed a deck landing qualification (DLQ) aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 8, during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25. The DLQ involved an MI-17 conducting multiple landings and takeoffs from the flight deck of Mount Whitney while underway in the Baltic … [Read more...]
Cutter Stratton Concludes Visit to Korea
JUNE 9, 2025 — The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) after a multi-day port visit, concluding maritime engagements that reinforced the United States' alliance with ROK and strengthened a trilateral partnership with Japan to promote a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, June 1. Stratton hosted Republic of … [Read more...]
Space Storm Captured by Navy Reserachers
JUNE 9, 2025 - Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. On May 31, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) space-based instrumentation … [Read more...]
Marine Forces Korea Celebrates 30th Anniversary
U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea present the colors during the MARFORK 30th anniversary and colors and rededication ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, May 29, 2025. MARFORK was activated on June 1, 1995, at Seoul, Republic of Korea to support U.S. Marine Corps operations, strengthen interoperability with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps and … [Read more...]
‘Old Ironsides’ Winning Around the World
JUNE 9, 2025 – The 1st Armored Division continues to reaffirm the U.S. Army’s status as the most lethal fighting force in the world, securing top honors in three of the world’s most demanding armored warfare competitions during the first half of 2025. Teams from the division, known as “Old Ironsides”, earned first place at the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank … [Read more...]