The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flew a weather reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Milton Oct. 8, 2024. Aircrews flew missions around the clock from Oct. 6-9, 2024 into Hurricane Milton to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force … [Read more...]
Gen. Brown Visits Squadron in Iceland
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, engages with service members from a Navy P-8 Detachment at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, October 10, 2024. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum) OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., underscored the important role the Arctic region will have for years to come as he met … [Read more...]
DoD, FEMA Working in Unison on Hurricane Relief
Florida Army National Guard, Sgt. Ryan Leidle, left, and Sgt. Austin Fennecken, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) crewmembers with 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, check in with a resident affected by Hurricane Milton during a survey and assist patrol in Kissimmee, Florida, Oct. 10th, 2024. Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are positioned around … [Read more...]
Iceland in Focus Amid Rapid Change in Region
OCTOBER 10, 2024 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., met with fellow defense chiefs from across the Arctic in Keflavik, Iceland, today as part of the focus among the U.S. and its allies' continued partnership in ensuring peace and security in the rapidly evolving region. In addition to the U.S. and Iceland, senior military officers … [Read more...]
DoD, VA Improve Care for Patients with Tinnitus
OCTOBER 10, 2024 - The new clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of tinnitus from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense will offer better care for patients, said LaGuinn Sherlock, a research audiologist for the Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen. The “VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Tinnitus” released in July, … [Read more...]