SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - Last weekend, aviation enthusiasts and spectators were treated to a historic moment at the Oregon International Airshow (OIA) in McMinnville as the F-15EX took to the skies for the first time in a public air show. The appearance of the aircraft marked the culmination of a years-long effort to bring the EX to Portland and offered Oregonians a chance to see … [Read more...]
Space Ops Provides Secure Satellite Commincations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - A group of 18 personnel from the 4th Space Operations Squadron, a component of Delta 8, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, traveled to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam for a contingency operations exercise to test a highly technical piece of equipment known as a Mobile Constellation Control Station. “The Milstar and Advanced Extremely … [Read more...]
Navy to Commission Future USS John Basilone
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - The U.S. Navy will commission the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) on November 9, 2024, in New York City, New York. The ship honors United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who received the medal of honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He was killed in action … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes 3,100 lbs of Cocaine Off Mexico
U.S. Coast Guard crew members receive a narcotics offload from the Royal Canadian Navy, Sept. 12, 2024. The Royal Canadian Navy worked on patrol with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment to support the counter-narcotics mission. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 — The Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy … [Read more...]
Africom Stresses Cooperation with African Nations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - The challenges in the various areas of the African continent cannot be met or solved by one country alone, nor can solutions be imposed from without, and that is at the heart of the strategy of U.S. Africa Command, said Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley today. Langley, in Kenya, spoke with reporters via a teleconference call about his travels through … [Read more...]