NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - What began as a quiet autumn Sunday for Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Lillund quickly turned into a moment that would test her composure, skills and instinct. "I was just sitting on the couch relaxing," said Lillund, a 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron vehicle registration clerk stationed at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. "I heard someone yelling, 'Help … [Read more...]
USS Wichita Takes Over Southern Border Mission
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to support U.S. Northern Command southern border operations, Nov. 14, 2025. Wichita assumes duties previously executed by the freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis. The ship will conduct similar operations as St. Louis in support of Northcom's border … [Read more...]
Marines Ready for Drone Live-Fire
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 — U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force integrated advanced drone technology into III MEF operations Nov. 6 at Camp Hansen, marking a significant step forward in unmanned systems employment in the Indo-Pacific region. Marines from EOTG’s Unmanned Systems Branch developed first-person view drones that can … [Read more...]
Army Selects Sites for Next-Generation Nuclear Energy
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 — As part of next steps for the Janus Program, the Department of the Army has selected nine installations for consideration in which to site microreactor power plants, and the Defense Innovation Unit released an Area of Interest to solicit commercial solutions for advanced nuclear power technologies. The Janus Program, the Army’s next-generation nuclear … [Read more...]
F-15Es Complete Historic Forward Operations in Diego Garcia
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have rotated out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, concluding a six-month deployment that included a groundbreaking three-month forward operation to U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia. While stationed at Kadena AB, the 336th EFS deployed a detachment to the remote Indian Ocean outpost … [Read more...]