(LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, Balad, Iraq) - Sgt. Richard Ganske, 84th Combat Engineer Battalion uses a bulldozer to manuever refuse into the burn pit; sorting and burning it to manage LSA Anacondas sanitation requirements. AUGUST 2, 2024 - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of the redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit … [Read more...]
Osprey Accident Investigation Report Released
AUGUST 1, 2024 - Air Force Special Operations Command officials released the results of the investigation of the CV-22B Osprey mishap Nov. 29, 2023, near Yakushima, Japan. The aircraft, assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, was participating in a joint inter-operability exercise when the mishap occurred. … [Read more...]
80th Anniversary of Tinian Invasion
AUGUST 1, 2024 - The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a strategic land-based bombing campaign as well as providing naval basing to efficiently tighten the blockade of the Japanese Home Islands. Operation FORAGER also … [Read more...]
Air Force Inspires Generations at AirVenture 2024
A C-17 Globemaster, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is lit up during the EAA AirVenture firework display in Oshkosh, Wis., July 25, 2024. The Experimental Aircraft Association hosted a week long aviation convention featuring multiple military aircraft and airshow demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson) AUGUST 1, … [Read more...]
DoD Eliminating Bottlenecks to Spouse Employment
AUGUST 1, 2024 - Military service attracts bright, capable and ambitious people, and the Defense Department must take their needs and those of their spouses seriously, said Ronald T. Keohane, assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs. These young and talented people want careers for both spouses, and DOD has been working for over a decade to eliminate … [Read more...]