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Expedition Reveals Thirteen Shipwrecks from WWII Battles off Guadalcanal
HONIARA, Solomon Islands — A multinational expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has completed a groundbreaking archaeological survey of more than a dozen World War II era shipwrecks in Iron Bottom Sound, August 1, 2025.
Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo Completes Five-day Operational Readiness Exercise
FORT MCCOY, WI – Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo, the readiness command embedded at Naval
Experience WWI like never before in this upcoming virtual exhibit
The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is getting a facelift. Since 2023, the Museum and Memorial “has been carrying out a multi-year upgrade plan, the most expansive changes to the buildings and grounds since opening in 2006,” according to its landing page. The modifications, the announcement continued, “will not only see upgrades in technology to tell new and interesting ...[Read More]
Experimental civilian plane crashes at Virginia military base
HAMPTON, Va. — An experimental aircraft has crashed at a military base near the coast of Virginia, authorities said Thursday. The incident occurred at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in the city of Hampton and is under investigation, U.S. Air Force Airman Donnell Ramsey said in a phone call. He was unable to provide information on possible injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a pos...[Read More]
Experts debunk DOD claim about autism therapy, demand its availability
Defense Health Agency officials should formally authorize Applied Behavior Analysis, a widely recognized intervention to help children with autism, as a basic Tricare benefit, according to a report on the findings of a congressionally mandated independent study. The report, conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, debunks DHA officials’ repeated assertion that ABA...[Read More]
Experts: Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disaster
Converting a Qatar-donated Boeing 747 into a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump could require vast sums of money, take years to complete and may introduce alarming capability shortcomings and security vulnerabilities into the chief executive’s aircraft, aviation experts said. ABC News first reported Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing to accept a luxurious 747-8 from Qatar’...[Read More]
Explore the depths of Ironbottom Sound with Bob Ballard’s team, live
From July 2 to 23, audiences will be able to embark on a rare, real-time exploration of the watery graves that tell the tale of the naval battles that spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific War. Broadcast from Nautilus Live, the Exploration Vessel Nautilus and its team will map the shipwrecks of Ironbottom Sound during the Maritime History of Guadalc...[Read More]
Explosion at Kadena Air Base injures 4 Japanese troops
TOKYO — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life-threatening, officials said Monday. The four soldiers sustained finger injuries while working at a facility that belongs to Okinawa prefecture and temporarily stores unexploded ordnance, mostly from wartime and...[Read More]
Eye on the Grid: Navy Develops ‘MOSAICS’ to Cyber-Defend Critical Infrastructure
MOSAICS is an innovation in systems engineering and cybersecurity spearheaded by Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic to cyber-defend critical industrial control systems.
F-15Es with new electronic-warfare system make their debut in the UK
The first two F-15E Strike Eagles rigged with the latest war-fighting software touched down in the United Kingdom last week, according to the Air Force. The duo of F-15Es arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on Jan. 16, equipped with the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System, or EPAWSS. The system allows F-15 fighters to detect and jam threats through geolocation and radar w...[Read More]
F-35 crashes and explodes in Alaska; pilot ejects safely
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. The pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during the landing phase of the flight at Ei...[Read More]
F-35 Fighter Jet, World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for 6 Years, Watchdog Finds
All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress.