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Nov. 3, 2022

U.S.-South Korea Take Stock of Alliance, Pledge More Cooperation

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup affirmed that the U.S.-South Korea alliance has been tested in war and peace and remains rock-solid.Austin and Lee met for the 54th Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon today. The men reviewed the status of the alliance and examined ways

Nov. 3, 2022

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Split, Croatia

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG arrived in Split, Croatia, for a regularly scheduled port visit Nov. 3, 2022.

Nov. 1, 2022

AFGSC saves millions, increases safety through CSP

Modernization and innovation make the Air Force always ready, but modernizing takes time and money, while innovating requires new ideas. Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 Requirements division recently expedited this process, saving millions of dollars and six years of work by using AFWERX to apply already conceptualized innovative ideas to solve an existing problem.

Oct. 26, 2022

USAF, Navy integrate for Bomber Task Force MineX

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, integrated with U.S. Naval forces over the Indo-Pacific region to conduct a naval mine exercise (MineX) during a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 24.

Oct. 21, 2022

B-21 bomber to be unveiled Dec. 2

The Air Force confirmed Oct. 20 it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider Dec. 2 during an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corporation at its production facilities in Palmdale, California.

Oct. 20, 2022

B-1B Bomber Task Force returns to Guam for multilateral training operations

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 18.

Oct. 20, 2022

CENTCOM Commander embarks USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine

On October 19th, General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, conducted a visit aboard the USS West Virginia, a U.S. Navy Ohio-class nuclear­powered ballistic missile submarine at an undisclosed location at sea in international waters in the Arabian Sea.

Oct. 4, 2022

Making History on USS Gerald R. Ford as Deployment Nears

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first-in-class of the Navy’s newest generation of Ford-class aircraft carriers. It’s been nearly 40 years since the Navy has commissioned a new generation of aircraft carriers. With change comes history that has to be made. Ford has done just that.

Oct. 4, 2022

Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration Gives Glimpse of the Air Wing of the Future

The Air Wing of the Future is here. The Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration (UCAD) conducted by the MQ-25 Stingray Integrated Test Team recently evaluated the deck of the aircraft.

Oct. 3, 2022

US and Canada, Exercise in South China Sea to Support Japan Deployment

SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, demonstrating a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) led the exercise in support of their Indo-Pacific deployment; the exercises included JMSDF’s JS Izumo (DDH