AUGUST 8, 2024 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to their home port at Base Honolulu, Thursday, after completing a 122-day patrol in the Northern Pacific, Bering Sea, and American Arctic. Kimball’s crew patrolled in support of Operation Alaskan Groundfish Enforcer, Alaskan Sentinel and Bering Shield, promoting maritime governance by enforcing … [Read more...]
Air Force Activates New Deployment Model
AUGUST 8, 2024 - As part of the Air Force’s major moves to reoptimize the service for Great Power Competition, the 13th Combat Air Base Squadron was activated during an assumption of command ceremony, Aug. 5, at Luke Air Force Base. The 13th CABS is the first of its kind in the Air Force and will set the stage for the future of the Air Force’s Force Generation deployment … [Read more...]
Defense Community Increasing Pace of Innovation
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks during the 2024 National Defense Industrial Association in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) AUGUST 8, 2024 - The effects of changes made in Defense Department acquisition processes are finally being felt, and the pace of change and innovation within the department is … [Read more...]
Training With The Best
AUGUST 7, 2024 - The New Hampshire National Guard hosted a ceremony in Concord last Friday to commemorate Cabo Verde’s much-anticipated acquisition of a Beechcraft King Air 360ER through its State Partnership Program. A memorandum of understanding signed by the West African nation’s minister of defense and the U.S. ambassador to Cabo Verde formalized a three-year plan for … [Read more...]
Space Force Strengthens Relationship with Colombia, Argentina
AUGUST 7, 2024 - Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, traveled to Colombia and Argentina to connect with partners in the region July 28 to Aug. 2. The USSPACECOM leaders started their trip at U.S. Southern Command’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, meeting with U.S. Army Gen. Laura … [Read more...]