LEGAZPI, Philippines (July 30, 2024) – The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) sails into the Port of Legazpi in preparation for the start of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in the Philippines July 30, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness … [Read more...]
Army PaYS Program Paves Way for Future Careers
JULY 30, 2024 — In a unique collaboration, the U.S. Armys’ Partnership For Your Success (PaYS) program is reshaping the transition from military service to civilian employment. Col. Marc Austin, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield garrison commander, alongside Mayor Karl Riles, signed an agreement with the City of Hinesville to mark their collaboration supporting the U.S. Army … [Read more...]
U.S. Intercepts Russian, Chinese Bombers Near Alaska
JULY 30, 2024 - On July 24, 2024, under North American Aerospace Defense Command authority, the Alaskan NORAD Region launched aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to conduct an intercept of Russian and the People’s Republic of China aircraft that entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The ADIZ is an area of … [Read more...]
Enlisted Foundations Courses Ready for Airmen
JULY 30, 2024 - The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education’s Foundations curriculum achieved full operational capability July 19, after nine months of course testing and training. The last Barnes Center mobile training team departed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after graduating 50 Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen from Airmanship 300, 500 and … [Read more...]
DoD Announces Additional Security Assistance
JULY 30, 2024 - The Defense Department yesterday announced a security assistance package for Ukraine as it continues its fight to counter Russia's invasion. The package includes up to $200 million of equipment drawn from DOD inventories under the presidential drawdown authority and approximately $1.5 billion in assistance authorized under the Ukraine Security Assistance … [Read more...]