MAY 30, 2025 – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30. After several months of detailed planning, Comfort will conduct mission visits to Grenada, … [Read more...]
Meink Gives Commencement Speech to Class of 2025
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. — Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force, delivers remarks during the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2025 graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 29, 2025. Nine hundred nine cadets received their commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith) MAY 30, … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes $211 Million In Illicit Drugs
The crew of USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo behind more than 28,500 pounds of seized drugs worth more than $211 million at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 29, 2025. The crew seized the illicit drugs in four separate interdictions during a patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana … [Read more...]
End of An Era for the Harrier Jet
MAY 30, 2025 - Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, known as the "Ace of Spades," marked the end of an era with its final AV-8B Harrier II flight on Thursday, culminating decades of rich history and distinguished service with the iconic vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. First commissioned in 1919, VMA-231 is the Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron and has served with … [Read more...]
Indo-Pacific Will Be ‘Your Generation’s Fight’
MAY 30, 2025 - While delivering a commencement speech today at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink told the graduating cadets the U.S. Indo-Pacific region will be the primary focus of military conflict in the coming years. "For the past 25 years, we have been focused on low-intensity conflict in the Middle East, but no longer," Meink told some 900 … [Read more...]