OCTOBER 21, 2024 - 141st Air Refueling Wing celebrated the grand opening of the first and only National Guard owned MindGym, a virtual mental fitness trainer, on October 18, 2024, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. How do we measure our ability to manage stress and how can we improve upon those skills? MindGym by Lumena is a sensory immersive cube that was created … [Read more...]
Navy Announces National Museum Site
OCTOBER 21, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the United States Navy, Oct. 18, during a ceremony at the new museum location. The new NMUSN site is just outside of the historic Washington Navy Yard, at Tingey Street and M Street, and will give the public unfettered access to U.S. Navy history and … [Read more...]
Army Attends San Francisco Fleet Week
OCTOBER 21, 2024 - The U.S. Army introduced itself to San Francisco during the city’s annual Fleet Week Oct. 7-14. San Francisco Fleet week began in 1981. Navy ships historically docked in San Francisco each year in October providing time for crews to get some R&R (rest and recuperation) in the city. In 1981 then Mayor Dianne Feinstein released a proclamation proclaiming … [Read more...]
Guard Leaders See Guardsmen Answer the Call
Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Florida National Guard leaders and Guardsmen mobilized in Tampa, Florida, to help communities affected by Hurricane Milton, Oct. 16, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely) OCTOBER 21, 2024 – The National Guard’s top officer ceremoniously assumed his new role Tuesday. … [Read more...]
U.S. F-35 Lands on Japanese Destroyer
OCTOBER 21, 2024 – A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20 off the southern coast of California to begin developmental test aboard the allies’ largest ship. A test pilot flew a specially instrumented F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the 5th … [Read more...]