MARCH 17, 2025 – A Soldier launches from American soil for the first time since 2008 to serve as mission commander on her second journey to space. Army astronaut Col. Anne C. McClain successfully launched into space aboard SpaceX’s 10th operational rotation mission Crew Dragon Endurance, a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, from NASA’s Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, … [Read more...]
Cutter Reliance Returns From Border Security Patrol
MARCH 17, 2025 — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Monday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits, Windward Passage and Gulf of America. Reliance deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District's … [Read more...]
Protecting Yourself From Volcanic Eruptions
MARCH 17, 2025 - Alaska is home to numerous active volcanoes, and while they do not erupt frequently, history shows that when they do, they can send volcanic ash clouds across the state. The last significant eruptions in the region occurred in 1953 and 1992, both of which produced explosive ash clouds that traveled hundreds of miles and deposited up to 1/4 inch of ash on nearby … [Read more...]
ISIS Leader Killed by U.S. and Iraqi Forces
MARCH 17, 2025 – On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS #2 leader, Chief of Global Operations and the Delegated Committee Emir – Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias “Abu Khadijah”, and one other ISIS operative. As the Emir … [Read more...]
Improving Readiness Using Augmented Reality
MARCH 17, 2025 – The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program recently awarded a $3.4 million grant to a team of Cleveland Clinic researchers to develop an innovative augmented reality tool for assessing whether Warfighters recovering from concussion are ready to return to duty. The new tool, called … [Read more...]