JUNE 7, 2024 - Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. It was the biggest amphibious operation the world has ever seen. Nearly 12,000 Allied aircraft and 7,000 ships landed 132,000 troops on the beaches or by parachute behind German lines. By the end of … [Read more...]
D-Day Squadron Travels Over 3,000 Miles
JUNE 7, 2024 — On May 15, five WWII era transport planes landed at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford, Connecticut. The aircraft, part of the D-Day Squadron’s 2024 Legacy Tour, consolidated at the airport then departed for Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, the first step in the Allied liberation of Western Europe, and the 75th … [Read more...]
Democracies Must Uphold Spirit of D-Day
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin gives a speech during the D-Day 80 ceremony. Austin gave thanks to veterans and honored several who made the journey back to Normandy. This event was one of several commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day operations conducted by Allied forces on June 6, 1944. The ceremony, held at the Normandy American Cemetery, was attended … [Read more...]
DoD Anticipates Significant Savings on Gaza Pier
JUNE 6, 2024 - The Defense Department is projecting an almost one-third reduction in overall cost for its temporary humanitarian aid pier mission in Gaza, the Pentagon announced today. Though DOD originally estimated U.S. Central Command's Joint Logistics, Over-the-Shore capability to cost $320 million when the mission was first announced in early March, that figure is now … [Read more...]
Air Force Commander Represents U.S. at Portugal’s Beja Airshow
JUNE 6, 2024 – Maj. Gen. Paul D. Moga, Third Air Force commander, represented United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa as the highest-ranking U.S. Department of Defense official at the Beja International Airshow on June 2, 2024. “We extend our deepest gratitude to Portugal for the invitation to participate in and attend the Beja Airshow,” said Moga. “This … [Read more...]