AUGUST 15, 2025 – Coast Guard Captain of the Port - San Juan has directed the setting of Port Condition X-RAY at 4p.m. Thursday for all seaports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands due to Tropical Storm Erin. The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Storm Erin approaches the U.S. Virgin … [Read more...]
Air Guard Provides Rapid Fighter Jet Refueling
AUGUST 15, 2025 – Airmen from the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, and Vermont’s Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing have pulled off a milestone maneuver in modern air combat operations — and it’s making waves. These Air National Guard units joined forces to execute a Distributable Integrated … [Read more...]
Alaska Guard Conducts Two Rescue Missions
AUGUST 15, 2025 — Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to G Co. 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted two separate rescues of hunters with leg injuries on Aug. 10, at the start of the Alaska sheep hunting season. Both rescues launched from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson using an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with external fuel tanks to provide … [Read more...]
Barque Eagle Returns to San Diego, Aug. 15 – 18
AUGUST 15, 2025 — U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) will return to San Diego and be open for public tours on August 15, 16 and 17, 2025. Eagle will be moored at the B Street Pier, 1140 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, Calif., and will offer free public tours during the following dates and times: Friday, Aug. 15 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 16 (10 a.m. to 4 … [Read more...]
USNS Comfort Departs Trinidad
AUGUST 15, 2025 – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 11, 2025, the last mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). During the seven-day visit, the team worked alongside Trinbagonians to provide medical care and support construction projects, community relations events and side-by-side training in several … [Read more...]