Air Force special ops Osprey stuck in Norway wilderness after mishap
A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to the U.S. Air Force has been stranded at a Norwegian nature preserve after recently suffering a mechanical failure in flight, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed….
First woman commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard questions service traditions
During her 37 years in the Coast Guard, Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan has sometimes questioned service traditions. Why, for example, should most officers have to move to a new post every two to four years to help advance their careers?
The Marine Corps has its 1st Black 4-star general
The Senate recently officially confirmed Lt. Gen. Michael Langley as the nation’s first Black four-star Marine general.
Langley, who will now lead U.S. troops in Africa as the commander of…
USS Bush relieves Truman to continue carrier presence in 6th Fleet
This past month, the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush relieved the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in the Ionian Sea, after the the two flattops conducted dual operations in the Mediterranean….
85-year-old Medal of Honor pilot makes 1st airplane jump
Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Patrick Brady, a Medal of Honor recipient who turns 86 in October, until recently had never before jumped out of an airplane.
Three of his children have done airplane jumps — two of his daughters as sports…
Honea becomes the 16th master chief petty officer of the Navy
Master Chief James Honea recently became the Navy’s 16th chief petty officer of the Navy during a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Honea, a sailor for 35 years, most recently served as the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and was described by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday as having “saltwater running through his veins,” according to a video recording of the ceremony posted online.