Aug. 11, 2022

SBIRS GEO-6 Launch Closes Out Two Decades of Progress in Missile Warning, Tracking and Detection; Next-Gen OPIR to Take the Helm

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When the last of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 4, Lauro “Larry” Dungca and his wife were there, watching his first – and last - SBIRS launch.

Aug. 8, 2022

E-4B NAOC team celebrates 60th anniversary with gala

OMAHA, Neb. — The NAOC 60th anniversary is celebrated with a 750-person gala in Omaha, Aug. 6, 2022.

Aug. 5, 2022

RIMPAC 2022 Concludes

The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4 following more than a month of realistic, relevant combined operations training conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

July 29, 2022

U.S. Strategic Command hosts 13th annual Deterrence Symposium

Omaha, Neb. — U.S. Strategic Command's 13th annual Deterrence Symposium brought together nearly 600 academic, government, and military deterrence experts July 27-28 to explore the 2022 theme of Evolving Deterrence: Adapting to the Dynamic Global Threat Environment.Returning to an in-person format after two years of virtual events, the Deterrence Symposium

July 28, 2022

Building Asymmetric Advantage in Indo-Pacific Part of DOD Approach to Chinese Aggression

WASHINGTON -- In the Indo-Pacific region, Chinese aggression demonstrates an effort by Beijing to deconstruct core elements of the international rules-based order and assert greater control over the waterways that connect it with its neighbors, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.Last month, for instance, a

July 10, 2022

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers arrived from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to support a Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force deployment, here July 10.

July 8, 2022

B-2 executes new nuclear tactic in B61-12 JTA capstone test

Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. — A B-2A Spirit stealth bomber released a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly utilizing a new capability known as Radar Aided Targeting System during a capstone test at the Tonopah Test Range, June 14, 2022.

June 30, 2022

Rim of the Pacific 2022 Officially Begins

U.S. Navy -- Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4.Following Rim of the Pacific's (RIMPAC) theme of Capable Adaptive

June 21, 2022

Defense Security Cooperation Agency Commemorates 50 Years of Partnership, Ally Support 

Representatives from the United States, allies and partner nations joined together to toast the work the Defense Security Cooperation Agency has been doing for more than a half century.

June 17, 2022

Valiant Shield 2022 Draws to a Close

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded June 17, 2022, following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.Valiant Shield 2022 is a biennial, U.S.-only, joint Field Training Exercise (FTX) focused on integration between U.S. forces in relation to current operational