JULY 11, 2024 - While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's main mission is to deter any adversary from attacking, if called on, the 32 nations are ready to defend every inch of alliance territory, said Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander, Europe, and commander of U.S. European Command. Speaking at the NATO summit's public forum at the Washington … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Monitors Chinese Navy in Bering Sea
JULY 11, 2024 –The U.S. Coast Guard encountered multiple People’s Republic of China military ships in the Bering Sea, Saturday and Sunday. The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) detected three vessels approximately 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, and an HC-130J aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detected an … [Read more...]
Walter Reed Performs New, Safer Procedure for AFib
JULY 11, 2024 - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s electrophysiology laboratory recently performed the Department of Defense’s first pulsed field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). PFA offers a safer option for AFib, according to retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Needleman, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. Needleman led the team that … [Read more...]
Developing Combat-Effective Airmen for Great Power Competition
JULY 11, 2024 - Unprecedented changes to the global security environment are driving sweeping reforms to the way the U.S. Air Force will develop, deploy, and employ combat forces and capabilities to defend the United States, allies and partners nations around the world. Officials from Air Education and Training Command, which will be redesignated as Airman Development … [Read more...]
Biden Meets With Fellow NATO Leaders
JULY 11, 2024 - President Joe Biden emphasized NATO's commitment to bolstering transatlantic deterrence and maintaining a lasting shield against aggression as he met with his alliance counterparts yesterday in Washington. NATO's strength, the president said, is the product of continued investment among allies — including U.S. investments to double the number of battle groups … [Read more...]