SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 - In 1957, joining the military was far from the norm for women, but 18-year-old Judy Hodgens was determined to find adventure beyond her small town, especially after the death of her father. Seeking to leave her small town in Western Pennsylvania, she went to the local recruiting station and enlisted in the Air Force through the Women in the Air Force (WAF) … [Read more...]
Gold Star Mother and Family Day Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 – Command teams, friends and Families came together to commemorate the Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day Memory Share Ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 27, 2024. Gold Star Family ceremonies date back over 100 years at the start of American involvement in World War I. Families would hang up flags with a blue star representing loved ones that went to … [Read more...]
Guard Assists with Hurricane Response in Southeast
Florida Air National Guardsmen assigned to various squadrons across the 125th Fighter Wing pass out water and food to civilians in Bradenton, Florida, Sept. 28, 2024. The Florida National Guard established points of distribution throughout Florida and operated at various logistic staging areas to ensure supplies are available to those in need. Florida Guardsmen provided … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Captures 182 Haitian Migrants
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 – Coast Guard Cutter Valiant's crew repatriated 182 people to Haiti, Friday, following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations multi-purpose aircraft aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of an overloaded makeshift vessel at approximately 10:15 a.m., Sunday. … [Read more...]
First USSF Guardian Launches Into Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Sept. 28, 2024. The rocket carried U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague in a Dragon spacecraft that he is set to pilot to the International Space Station. This Crew-9 launch marks the first time that a USSF Guardian has launched into space. (U.S. Space Force photo by … [Read more...]