AUGUST 10, 2026 – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, hosted a one-day friends and family cruise, Aug. 8, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt welcomed aboard nearly 2,000 friends and family members to get an up-close look at the ship’s air power capabilities and underway operations. Sailors were able to take guests to … [Read more...]
Building the Spaceport of the Future
AUGUST 10, 2026 - Dominance in space begins on the ground. At Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Civil Engineers are forging power projection platforms for the Spaceport of the Future initiative. The initiative is focused on modernizing the infrastructure needed to support a rapidly increasing number of launches, guaranteeing access to space, … [Read more...]
Soldiers Reinstated Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
AUGUST 10, 2026 — Staff Sgt. Austin Waring stood on Sabre Airfield Aug. 7 surrounded by family, fellow Soldiers and a fellow participant in the Department of War’s COVID-19 reinstatement effort as he marked the return of a career he once thought was over. Col. William Zielinski, a military intelligence officer who connected with Waring through the Department of War COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Allied Integration Makes Operational World Smaller
AUGUST 10, 2026 - A French A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Phénix refueled U.S. and U.K. RC-135 aircraft during a historic exercise over central France, marking the first air-to-air refueling integration among the United States, United Kingdom and France within the RC-135 enterprise. Exercise Ravitaillement en Vol brought together a U.S. Air Force TC-135 training aircraft, … [Read more...]
Army Opens Test Ranges to Private Industry
AUGUST 10, 2026 — In a major effort to accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities to the warfighter, the U.S. Army announced today it is opening four premier stateside military test ranges and collaborating with partners to open an international military test range to private industry for their internal research, development and rapid experimentation. Spearheaded by … [Read more...]