The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) arrives to their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, aboard their cutter for the first time, Jan. 28, 2025. The Witherspoon is the first of three new cutters to be stationed in Kodiak, has a crew of 24 people, and has a range of approximately 2,500 miles. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Appearance Standards for PFB
JANUARY 30, 2025 - The Department of Air Force updated a medical guidance memorandum, Jan. 24, 2025, to offer healthcare providers additional guidance when evaluating Airmen and Guardians for a Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, or PFB, diagnosis. PFB is a chronic inflammatory skin condition in response to the entrapment of recently cut, short hairs. In June 2020, the Air Force … [Read more...]
DoD to House Migrants at Guantanamo Bay
JANUARY 30, 2025 - During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed the Defense Department's commitment to working with other federal agencies to bolster security at the southern border. "You saw on Day 1 from [President Donald J. Trump's] executive orders, the military's … commitment to protecting the territorial sovereignty of the southern border, … [Read more...]
All-Weather Helicopter Search and Rescue
JANUARY 30, 2025 - Suspended in her parachute harness, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot descended toward the frigid Interior Alaska landscape. In the dead of winter, the temperature plummeted to 35 degrees below zero and cast a blanket of ice fog obscuring the ground. Though the pilot is trained and equipped to survive for a short time in an extreme cold environment, she needed … [Read more...]
Restoring America’s Fighting Force
JANUARY 30, 2025 - In a memorandum sent to leaders across the U.S. military yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a task force to oversee the strengthening of a military based entirely on merit. "The Department of Defense has an obligation to the American public to ensure their sons and daughters serve under the best leadership we can provide … [Read more...]