APRIL 15, 2025 - Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers and two F-16 Fighting Falcons joined two Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and KF-16s for combined training in airspace over western ROK April 15. The fighters and bombers engaged in offensive and defensive counter air training together, refining combined tactics, techniques and procedures. The bombers then … [Read more...]
Military Health Care Increases Readiness
APRIL 15, 2025 - For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability and resilience, said Stephen Ferrara, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. "Readiness cannot be secondary," he said. "You cannot do readiness at the last minute. You cannot cram for readiness. When it … [Read more...]
Army to Sunset milSuite Platform
APRIL 15, 2025 — The milSuite platform — a secure, cloud-based collection of tools for Department of Defense personnel to share information and connect with peers — will be decommissioned on April 30, 2025. On this date, all milSuite products will sunset, including milBook, milUniversity, milSurvey, milTube and milWiki. After April 30, all milSuite data will be permanently … [Read more...]
Overdoses in Military Below National Average
APRIL 15, 2025 - The Defense Department released a new report to Congress showing the number of both fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses among service members dropped by more than 40% from 2021 to 2023. The report also shows that such overdoses are significantly lower within the military than among the broader civilian population. During the five years covered in the report … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Kerstetter
APRIL 14, 2025 - At age 34, Army Maj. Dexter James Kerstetter was considered an old man when he enlisted to fight in World War II. His fellow soldiers called him "Pop," and they came to rely on him for survival and inspiration, especially as the Allies fought to retake the Philippines in 1945. Kerstetter received the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership. Kerstetter … [Read more...]