SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 - The baby could lose her arm. That was the call to action that prompted two 96th Test Wing units from Eglin Air Force Base to team up for a critical life flight mission July 23. A two-month-old with an arterial blood clot that threatened her limb needed to fly from Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach to the University of Florida Shands … [Read more...]
Soldiers Help Shape Future Water Tech
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 —For the U.S. Army, the solution to future battlefield water purification may come from the very Soldiers who rely on it most. This summer, a group of Soldiers traded their weapons for whiteboards and design sessions during the latest Soldier Innovation Workshop (SIW)—a two-week collaborative event where troops worked side-by-side with scientists, … [Read more...]
Army Retires Two Aerial Intelligence platforms
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 - The 501st Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater (MIB-T) observed the closure of the U.S. Army’s two most distinguished aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) legacies, GUARDRAIL and Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) during events, July 30-31, 2025. In an event designated Operation PACIFIC SUNSET, the 501st MIB-T hosted a commemorative … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Capsized Boat
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized vessel near Sargent, Texas, Saturday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a report at 11:03 a.m. of a 17-foot pleasure craft that capsized with two adults and one adolescent aboard. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast, directed … [Read more...]
Fitness, Front and Center
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 - The Arkansas National Guard welcomed Soldiers, Families, and community members to its annual Minuteman Day, a celebration that blends military readiness with community spirit. This year, the spotlight was on fitness, with competitions designed to test endurance, strength, and resilience while building partnerships across the force and the local … [Read more...]