MAY 15, 2025 - In January 2022, a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A aircraft experienced a bird strike that necessitated an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted. Following a joint assessment by the ROKAF and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), it was determined that the damage resulting from both the bird strike and the gear-up landing was extensive … [Read more...]
Indo-Pacom Commander Highlights Army’s Contribution
MAY 15, 2025 - Yesterday, during the 2025 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu, the U.S. military's senior leader in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility discussed ways the Army contributes to the joint force's overall mission throughout the region. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said "fires" or weapons systems that … [Read more...]
Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard
MAY 15, 2025 – U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade crewed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to assist the U.S. Coast Guard by transporting three buoys May 7 in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. During the winter, buoys are often displaced and washed up on beaches inaccessible to Coast Guard boats. The Chinook can move … [Read more...]
117 Years and Counting at NMRTC Bremerton
Shouldering the responsibility…Lt. Halle Hassett, assigned to NMRTC Bremerton, is ably assisted by fellow Navy Nurse Corps officers Lt. Jill Becker (left) and Lt. Mikala Tracy in adding her shoulder boards upon being officially promoted to the Navy rank of lieutenant as part of the command’s recognition of 117 year anniversary of the Navy Nurse Corps and their corps – from … [Read more...]
Augmented Reality Systems Operational on Five Ships
MAY 15, 2025 - Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the ship. Enter ARMS, short for the Augmented Reality Maintenance System. ARMS enables sailors and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) SMEs to … [Read more...]