FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Staff Sgt. Christopher Rickenbach, a 355th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, was awarded the Red Cross Certificate of Merit for administering life-saving actions, in Oro Valley, Arizona, Feb. 4. The Red Cross Certificate of Merit is the highest award given to an individual who saved or sustained life using skills learned … [Read more...]
DoD Names Crew as Top Maintenance Performers
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - The Defense Department recently presented the 2024 Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence to sailors attached to the maintenance crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Presented annually to honor DOD's top-performing field-level maintenance unit, the Phoenix Award was presented to representatives of the Makin Island at the 2024 … [Read more...]
Scholarships for Military Children
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – The Feb. 12 deadline to submit applications to the Scholarships for Military Children program, administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, is almost here. A total of 500 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the 2025-26 school year with at least one recipient selected at each military commissary store location where qualified … [Read more...]
Bomber Squadron Uses “birdbath” on B-1B
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., went through their first clear water rinse upon returning from a training mission during Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 27, 2025. All aircraft stationed within 1.25 miles of salt water require a clear water rinse at … [Read more...]
First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives in Cuba
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - The first flight of high-threat illegal aliens out of the United States arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday. According to the Department of Homeland Security, all 10 of those illegal aliens are part of the transnational criminal organization "Tren de Aragua." Last month, the White House designated that group as a foreign terrorist … [Read more...]