DECEMBER 4, 2024 - The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, will dramatically impact the reach of Army Air Assault and how combat casualties are moved off the battlefield and protected. The FLRAA is a medium-lift, tilt-rotor aircraft that will augment or replace a portion of the UH-60 Black Hawk fleet. The Army intends for the aircraft to provide combat aviation … [Read more...]
Hurricane Hunters Wrap Up Active 2024 Season
The 2024 hurricane season ended Nov. 30, 2024. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit based with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew 107 missions and 1,130 hours into 14 storms. (U.S. AIr Force graphic by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) DECEMBER 4, 2024 - The 2024 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons ended Nov. 30, … [Read more...]
U.S. Destroys Threatening Weapons in Syria
DECEMBER 4, 2024 - U.S. Central Command this morning successfully engaged and destroyed several weapon systems that posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces in Syria, the Defense Department announced. The weapons destroyed — which included three truck-mounted multiple rocket launchers, a T-64 tank and multiple mortars — presented a "clear and imminent threat" to U.S. and … [Read more...]
Army Pays Tribute to Heroes
DECEMBER 3, 2024 — As the Army moves closer to its 250th birthday, the service and the Department of Defense took time in 2024 to honor heroes from throughout its storied history. President Joe Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Civil War Soldiers Pvt. Philip Gephart Shadrach and Pvt. George Davenport Wilson for their heroism and courage during the Great … [Read more...]
Soldiers Volunteer to Assist in Trees for Troops
DECEMBER 3, 2024 – Seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers joined local veterans load up 125 Christmas trees being donated to military bases around the country at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y., on Monday, December 2, 2024. This was the 20th year tree farmers in the Albany/Saratoga area have been part of the “Trees for Troops” program. The donated trees are … [Read more...]