DECEMBER 18, 2025 – Infantry cadre assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute, or RTI, conducted Soldier Borne Sensor, or SBS, training Dec. 9–11, as part of ongoing efforts to modernize small-unit reconnaissance and prepare instructors for future unmanned aircraft system integration. The training familiarized … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 From Disabled Sailboat
DECEMBER 18, 2025 — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued two boaters, Wednesday, after their 30-foot sailing vessel became disabled approximately 40 miles west of Tarpon Springs. The boaters were in stable condition and safely transferred to Air Station Clearwater. The aircrew located the boaters on their de-masted sailing vessel in 4 … [Read more...]
NASA Hosts Reverse Industry Day
DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Space Launch Delta 45, Kennedy Space Center and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently hosted a Reverse Industry Day, bringing together major commercial launch providers to discuss the future of space launch operations on the Eastern Range. Representatives from Relativity Space, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, United Launch Alliance and … [Read more...]
Guests Attend Pentagon Christmas Worship Service
DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, hosted the Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, a humanitarian aid charity, along with prominent Christian musical artists Matthew West and Anne Wilson, for an afternoon Christmas Worship Service. Hundreds of War Department employees, both military and civilian, gathered in the … [Read more...]
Service Members Need to Know About Microplastics
DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Service members face health risks both while at home and when deployed, and the emerging global threat of micro- and nanoplastics, or MNPs, may have long-term impacts on their health. "We’re beginning to appreciate that microplastics are everywhere and likely contaminating everything we eat, drink, and touch," said Dr. Mark Williams, a toxicologist with … [Read more...]