MARCH 17, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, NASA astronaut, successfully completed her next mission: space. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station launched on March 14 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried by a Falcon 9 rocket, from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The spacecraft will autonomously dock to the space … [Read more...]
Surgical Techs Improve Warfighter Vision
MARCH 16, 2025 - Peace through strength — one of the Defense Department's basic tenets — is partially achieved through readiness. A ready, focused force isn't possible without the crucial medical care offered to warfighters to ensure they're equipped for any fight that might come. Navy hospital corpsmen are critical components of military medicine, including as support for … [Read more...]
Senate Confirms New Deputy Defense Secretary
Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen A. Feinberg listens to the opening remarks of a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) MARCH 15, 2025 - The Senate yesterday confirmed Stephen A. Feinberg as the Defense Department's 36th deputy defense secretary by a vote of … [Read more...]
Marines Value Accountability, Are Eager to Deploy
MARCH 15, 2025 - Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location. They want to deploy, said Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, who spoke yesterday at Defense One's "State of Defense 2025" digital event. If they don't, then they won't reenlist, Smith continued, noting that Marines are currently deployed to every geographic combatant command. To … [Read more...]
Center to Host Rifle, Pistol Championships
MARCH 14, 2025 - The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center will conduct the 2025 WPW/AFSAM Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock to test the skills of service members from all over the world from March 31 to April 11. Service members will execute combat marksmanship tasks during the 54th annual Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol … [Read more...]