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...]
DoD Transitions Soldiers to Support ICE
JULY 28, 2025 - The Department of Defense announced a change in the duty status of military personnel supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its immigration law enforcement mission. Personnel will transition from Title 10 to Title 32 status. This change affects the 1,200 service members currently authorized for the mission and includes an additional 500 newly … [Read more...]
Baltic States Pledge to Meet NATO’s 5% GDP Military Target
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a quadrilateral exchange with Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Minister of Defense Andris Sprūds, and Lithuanian Minister of Defense Dovilė Šakalienė at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan) JULY 27, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held … [Read more...]