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...]
Marines Complete Colombian Fluvial Operations Course
U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, carry a boat during the swim qualification portion of the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course, July 16, 2024, at Centro Internacional Excelencia Avanzado Fluvial (CIEF), Apartado, Colombia. LCC Charlie is the first iteration of U.S. service members participating in the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Exercises Near Galapagos Islands
The U.S. Coast Guard joined coast guards and navies from 13 nations, between June 24 and July 9, in an exercise hosted by Ecuador to align international mission priorities seeking to ensure the defense, security, multinational cooperation and governance of the maritime domain of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) AUGUST 7, 2024 – The U.S. Coast Guard … [Read more...]
Understanding Jet Noise
AUGUST 7, 2024 - It is a typical evening in the West Valley of Maricopa County. As you are driving home from a long day at work, you hear the thundering of an aircraft soaring high above your car. But there is nothing to fear that thundering is the sound of pilots training at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB is the largest fighter wing in the … [Read more...]