MARCH 20, 2025 - Deployed soldiers are constantly loaded with gear, but nowhere more so than when operating in a cold weather environment. In addition to their conventional weapons, Soldiers need to utilize heavy equipment like space heaters, cooking stoves, fuel, and heavy-duty thermal tents to survive operations in the Arctic. The Army’s Arctic Mobility Sustainment … [Read more...]
Army Astronaut Commands Expedition at ISS
MARCH 20, 2025 — Army astronaut Anne McClain launched into clear skies on March 14 from Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the colonel's Dragon spacecraft into orbit for a six-month mission to the International Space Station. McClain, a Soldier in her second space mission, leads a team of one American astronaut a Japanese astronaut and one Roscomos … [Read more...]
Institute Hosts Air Force Power Wargame
MARCH 20, 2025 - The U.S. Air Force Wargaming Institute hosted the U.S. Strategic Command-sponsored Power Wargame 2025, a five-day, joint, interagency, strategic-level wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 3-7. The Wargaming Institute hosted more than 280 participants, assembled from multiple combatant commands, the Air and Naval War Colleges, the Department of State, … [Read more...]
Air, Space Forces Key to Deterring Future Conflicts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. Air Force senior leaders at the Department of the Air Force Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 19, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) MARCH 20, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that the Air Force and Space Force will be instrumental in both deterring and engaging in … [Read more...]
Soldier Recognized With Distinguished Service Cross
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awards retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Eric Geressy the Distinguished Service Cross at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 18, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Spencer Perkins) MARCH 19, 2025 - The Pentagon's auditorium brimmed with emotion today as military leaders, veterans and families gathered to honor retired Army Sgt. … [Read more...]