A CMV-22B Osprey from the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). This evolution marked the first time the Navy’s CMV-22B Ospreys have landed on a carrier. Carl Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication … [Read more...]
Dogface Soldiers Conduct Deployment Exercise
DECEMBER 23, 2024 — Dogface Soldiers conduct a Deployment Readiness Exercise with Air Force personnel at Hunter Army Airfield, here, Dec. 17, 2024. The training was part of a broader attempt to increase interoperability between the Army and Air Force, while giving individual Soldiers and Airmen the opportunity to develop combat skills in a joint environment. The exercise … [Read more...]
Air Force Looking for New F-16 Ejection Seat
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - The U.S. Air Force is updating its existing approach to the Next-Generation Ejection Seat (NGES) program to increase competition for some of the five platforms, inviting more industry players to compete for a contract to supply F-16 ejection seats with the potential to conduct competition for other aircraft platforms in the future. The decision follows … [Read more...]
Space Force Marks Half-Decade of Service
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - The U.S. Space Force, which stood up Dec. 20, 2019, is America's newest military service branch. Friday, service leaders marked Space Force's 5th birthday with a small celebration in the Pentagon. "I'm very reflective on our 5th birthday of all the things that we've accomplished," said Chief of Space Operations, Gen B. Chance Saltzman. "There's lots of … [Read more...]
Guard Wraps up Operation Santa Claus
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus greet the children of Yakutat after arriving in an Alaska Army National Guard Humvee as part of Operation Santa Claus in Yakutat, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2024. Operation Santa Claus, a longstanding annual community outreach program of the AKNG, has provided gifts such as toys, backpacks, and books to children in remote Alaskan communities since 1956. The … [Read more...]