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28 August

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Small, 55th Wing command chief, Col. Mark Howard, 55th Wing commander, Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, 16th Air Force commander, Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hopkins, 16th Air Force command chief, Lt. Col. Stephen Koether, 645th Aeronautical Systems Squadron Detachment 1 commander, Lt. Col. Jacob Arndt, 645 AESS Det 1 director of operations, and Maj. Mark Busby, 645 AESS Det 1 director of test, pose in front of aircraft 19-5591, ACC’s first EA-37B Compass Call delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)

Rojoef Manuel

First US Air Combat EA-37B Command Compass Call Aircraft Arrives in Arizona

The US Air Force - Air Combat Command has received its first EA-37B Compass Call at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona.

28 August

200623-N-KM072-001 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 23, 2020) An F-5N Tiger jet with Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 Sun Downers lands at Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica Field after training with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 Flying Eagles June 23, 2020. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Danette Baso Silvers)

Rojoef Manuel

V2X Wins US Navy Tiger Training Aircraft Sustainment Contract

V2X has secured a $747-million maintenance contract for the US Navy’s F-5 Tiger light supersonic training aircraft.

28 August

Rojoef Manuel

New US Coast Guard Air Station Receives First Jayhawk Helicopter

The US Coast Guard has delivered an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to its latest air station in Point Mugu, California.

28 August

Joe Saballa

Sikorsky Wins $52M US Army Contract for HH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

The US Army has awarded a $52-million contract to Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky for the supply of HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.

27 August

Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Receives First EAGLS Laser-Guided Counter-Drone System

MSI Defense Solutions has delivered the first EAGLS laser rocket counter-drone system to the US Army.

27 August

Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912) patrols in the Caribbean in April 2021. The cutter was deployed in support of Operation Unified Resolve/Martillo under the tactical control of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) and the Seventh Coast Guard District. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Begins Life Extension of Legare Famous-Class Cutter

The US Coast Guard has launched the service life extension program for the USCGC Legare Famous-class medium endurance cutter.

27 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Sale of 100 AMRAAM Missiles for Norwegian NASAMS

The US State Department has approved the sale of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles–Extended Range and related equipment to Norway.

27 August

Joe Saballa

Cessna Aircraft Flies 3,900 Miles Autonomously in US Air Force Demo

A Cessna 208B utility aircraft flew more than 3,900 miles without a pilot during a recent US Air Force demonstration.

27 August

A young Palestinian boy stands near a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on August 23, 2024

Staff Writer With AFP

White House Says Progress in Gaza Talks Despite Lebanon Flare-Up

The White House said that Gaza truce talks in Cairo have made progress and were expected to continue for several days despite clashes between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

27 August

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Department of Defense supplied Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles delivered to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 6-8, 2024 are prepared for transfer to Kenyan personnel deployed to the Caribbean nation as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The MSS Mission is utilizing 10 MRAPs transferred to it to help the Haitian National Police restore security in regions impacted by widespread gang violence. The MRAPs were delivered as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing support to Haitian-led security efforts in the country. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft began delivering 24 additional MRAPs to Port-au-Prince Aug. 23 for transfer to the MSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)

Rojoef Manuel

US to Deliver More MaxxPro Armored Vehicles to Kenyan Warfighters in Haiti

The US Southern Command has begun supplying 24 additional MaxxPro armored fighting vehicles for Kenyan forces in Haiti.

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