SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Nantucket (LCS 27), a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, November 16, 2024, at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The naming of LCS 27 honors the rich heritage of the people of Nantucket and the maritime legacy that the island represents. As the sponsor of LCS 27, Polly Spencer, the wife of … [Read more...]
9/11 Brought a Call to Service, Sense of Duty
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 — The terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, trumpeted a call to service for many. Among them, 17-year-old twins in Florida who were contemplating life after high school. For a senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, watching the attack in New York City on television that morning stirred an immediate and urgent … [Read more...]
Symphony In the Sky
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - As part of their centennial celebration, Offutt Air Force Base held the Defenders of Freedom Air and Space show on Aug. 24-25, 2024. This was the first time Offutt has held the air show since 2018, due to the historic 2019 flood which destroyed one-third of the base, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 18-month runway reconstruction, which wrapped up in Sept. … [Read more...]
Billionaire Embarks on Historic Polaris Dawn Mission
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - The Living Legends of Aviation are thrilled to share that Jared Isaacman has had a successful launch of the Polaris Dawn Mission on September 10, 2024 at 3:23am MDT. Isaacman, a renowned entrepreneur, pilot, and founder of payments processing company Shift4, has embarked on this groundbreaking journey aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a new era in … [Read more...]
New DLA Strategic Plan Frames Goals
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 - Overcoming contested logistics challenges as the nation faces adversaries in all domains is the Defense Logistics Agency's top priority as outlined in its new 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, "DLA Transforms: A Call to Action." The world has changed since DLA's last Strategic Plan was published in 2021, DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly said in a message … [Read more...]