JANUARY 29, 2025 — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, … [Read more...]
Navy Testing Unmanned Vehicles and Manned Forces
JANUARY 29, 2025 – U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is advancing the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet Campaign through Operation Southern Spear, which will start later this month in U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR) and at U.S. 4th Fleet Headquarters at Naval Station Mayport. “Southern Spear will operationalize a heterogeneous mix of Robotic … [Read more...]
Belgian Air Force Transitions to F-35A Lightning
Belgian Air and Space Component Maj. Gen. Thierry Dupont (right), BASC commander, and Lt. Col. Pierre-Yves Libert (left), 312th Fighter Squadron senior national representative, observe a Belgian F-35A Lightning II taxi from the runway, Jan. 14, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During his visit to Luke AFB, Dupont observed the training mission of the 312th FS and the 56th … [Read more...]
DoD Clarifies Defense Contracting
JANUARY 28, 2025 - "The Department is currently reviewing the OMB Memorandum, "Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance," dated January 27, 2025. As directed by the memorandum, the Department will expeditiously analyze its financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by any of the President's … [Read more...]
Navy Medics Train for Non-Hospital Setting
JANUARY 28, 2025 - Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Rota is dedicated to fostering professional development and recruitment in military medicine. The small overseas command, collocated with Naval Hospital Rota, offers training and shadowing opportunities for service members, enhancing retention and operational readiness in line with Navy Medicine’s … [Read more...]