DECEMBER 26, 2024 – There are several towns in Poland with the name Wysoka, which roughly translates to high or noble. In one of those towns, roughly 50 minutes away from the nearest U.S. Forward Operating Site, lies a small public primary school named after Władysław Stanisław Reymont, a Polish novelist and Nobel Prize winner in literature. Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron Means, the … [Read more...]
F-35s Arrive at Poland’s Ebbing ANGB
The 33rd Fighter Wing and Ebbing Air National Guard Base welcomed the arrival of the first two Polish Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas on December 23, 2024. This marks a significant milestone in the Foreign Military Sales training program and highlights the strong partnership between the U.S. and Poland. The … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Opens New Leadership School
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj Jacqueline Townsel, sergeant major, Marine and Family Programs Division, gives a speech during the Career School at the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 23, 2024. The SNCO Academy educates and develops enlisted Marines to be ethical, moral and professional leaders capable of making sound decisions … [Read more...]
First Icebreaker Added to Fleet in 25 Years
DECEMBER 26, 2024 - The Coast Guard has officially welcomed its first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years – the recently acquired Aiviq, a commercial vessel that will be renamed CGC Storis. Storis means “great ice” in Scandinavian. The name is also a nod to the original CGC Storis, a legendary light icebreaker and medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1942 that … [Read more...]
National Guard Helps Track Santa Claus
A New York Air National Guardsman assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York, prepars for NORAD Santa tracking operations on Christmas Eve. The annual NORAD Tracks Santa operation traces St. Nick's path around the world on Dec. 24. . U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Young, 224th Air Defense Group. DECEMBER 24, 2024 – The North American Aerospace … [Read more...]