MAY 1, 2025 - In December 2023, a series of unmanned aerial systems of unknown origin were seen over and around Joint Base Langley-Eustis in southern Virginia. At the time, the Defense Department had little ability to detect, track, characterize, disrupt or defeat those unmanned aerial systems. While speaking before the House Oversite and Government Reform Committee's … [Read more...]
Once a Marine, Always a Marine
APRIL 30, 2025 – The phrase, ‘Once a Marine, always a Marine,’ has been a well-known principle throughout all Marines past and present. For Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. George Newton, it was more present than ever during his 100th birthday celebration at the Silvergate Assisted Living Center in Fallbrook, Calif., April 27, 2025. Upon turning 100-years-old, the World War … [Read more...]
USSF Launches Experiments to Space Station
APRIL 30, 2025 - Space Systems Command, in partnership with NASA, successfully launched the Space Test Program-Houston 10 mission, which delivered five U.S. Department of Defense and one NASA experimental science payloads, as a part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The DoD Space Experiments Review Board and NASA experiments, representing a … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Targets Containers at Port of NY and NJ
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Sector New York and U.S. Customs and Border Protection observe a container being removed during an inspection at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 2025. The joint effort supports ongoing maritime safety and security operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix) APRIL 30, 2025 — Coast Guard … [Read more...]
F/A-18 Super Hornet Falls Overboard
APRIL 30, 2025 – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, April 28. All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury. The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the … [Read more...]