SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - The Defense Department wants missile-tracking capability available to combatant commanders for operational use by the end of calendar year 2025, the director of the Space Development Agency said yesterday. Derek Tournear said the agency has launched 27 demonstration satellites, while keeping one on the ground for a test bed for debugging and software … [Read more...]
Navy to Commission Richard M. McCool, Jr.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - The Navy will commission the Amphibious Transport Dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. CDT at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the principal address at the commissioning ceremony. Remarks will also be provided by the Honorable Matt … [Read more...]
Combat Veteran to Be Featured in WWI Memorial
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 - Combat Veteran Joe Winslow to be featured in Washington DC World War One Memorial that the Smithsonian is calling “the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age.” The sculpture, begun in 2019, is scheduled to be unveiled Friday, September 13th, 7:15pm EST, at the National World War One Memorial at 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC. The … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Strengthens Arctic Security
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) transits Godthab's Fjord alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 21, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and … [Read more...]
PACAF Joins Allies, Partners in India
U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force, Hellenic Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Indian Air Force, and United Arab Emirates Air Force members pose for a photo with cultural performers from India concluding the Tarang Shakti 24 phase II opening ceremony g at Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan, India, Aug. 30, 2024. Throughout TS24 Phase … [Read more...]