AUGUST 12, 2026 - U.S. service members conducted integrated air and missile defense training with partner nations last month during Exercise Tenacious Archer 2026 in Airai, Palau, strengthening joint interoperability and validating the command relationships, communications and tactical coordination required to respond to emerging aerial threats across the Pacific region. The … [Read more...]
USS Pinckney Returns to San Diego
AUGUST 11, 2026 – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, following 9 months of operations supporting regional security and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East, Aug. 09, 2026. After departing San Diego on Nov. 25, 2025, Pinckney, along with an air wing detachment from Helicopter … [Read more...]
Soldiers Host PANAMAX Medical Readiness Exercise
AUGUST 11, 2026 — Joint Task Force-Bravo collaborated with Panama’s Ministerio de Salud to host a Medical Readiness Training exercise from Aug. 4-7, at Escuela Altos de los Lagos in Colón, Panama, during the Panamanian-led multinational exercise, PANAMAX 2026. The event was planned and coordinated with several partner agencies over the months leading up to PANAMAX. … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Investigating Boat Accident near Liberty Island
AUGUST 11, 2026 — The Coast Guard is conducting an active investigation into the circumstances and cause of a fatal incident involving an overturned vessel near Liberty Island on the evening of August 8, 2026. On Saturday evening, August 8, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), and NYPD responded to a report of an overturned vessel in the vicinity … [Read more...]
Washington Guard Continues Statewide Wildfire Support
AUGUST 11, 2026 — As wildfires burn across the state, the Washington National Guard continues to provide aviation, hand crew and security support to communities and firefighters working to contain the fires. Since the wildfire response began July 19, Washington National Guard aviation crews have flown 225 flight hours, dropping more than 1,400 buckets and nearly 1.2 million … [Read more...]