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U.S. 7th Fleet holds change of command, welcomes new commander Your browser does not support the audio element. YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony Nov. 13 at the Fleet Theater on board Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Vice Adm. Patrick J. Hannifin relieved Vice Adm. Fred W. Kacher, becoming […]
On Friday, October 31st, Lockheed Martin confirmed that a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army National Guard recently planned and executed autonomous missions with an Optionally Piloted (OPV) S-70 Black Hawk using only a handheld tablet. The exercise ran during Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling in August 2025, and Lockheed Martin made it […]
A U.S. Army National Guard soldier planned and executed autonomous missions using a Sikorsky Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter powered by MATRIX™ technology, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. Lockheed said the soldier was not a trained aviator. Demonstrations took place during Northern Strike 25-2 in August at Camp Grayling, Michigan. The aircraft was fielded in partnership […]
Admiral Alvin Holsey, the four-star Navy officer commanding all U.S. military forces in South and Central America—including the Caribbean Sea—will retire later this year after less than a year in the post. Holsey, a veteran Navy pilot who assumed command of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in November 2024, oversaw the early stages of a U.S. […]
Vice Adm. Karl Thomas has been picked to lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command, DefenseScoop has learned. According to a notice posted on Congress.gov, President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Thomas for promotion to the rank of four-star “while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility.” A congressional official and another source with knowledge of […]
Gallery contains 1 image × Photo 1 of 1 U.S. Forces Conduct Strikes Supporting Somali National Army, Targeting al Shabaab Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Sept. 26, 2025. The airstrike occurred in the vicinity of the […]
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The last player on Bethpage Black early Friday evening was Rory McIlroy. After two TV interviews, he returned to the 18th green to repair the indentation made by his putter flip when his final birdie putt, at the end of a long and largely successful day, had somehow slid by the cup. […]
Gallery contains 3 images × Photo 1 of 3 U.S. Africa Command and Zambia CIV-MIL Partnership Brings Mobile Laboratories to Southern Africa: A Game Changer for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Three state-of-the-art mobile biological threat detection laboratories arrived in Zambia at the end of September and are poised to modernize infectious disease outbreak response across […]
The Trump administration is planning to move Greenland from the purview of U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, several U.S. officials told CBS News. Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement suggesting a view of Greenland as more a part of the defense of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to appoint the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), reaffirming a key American role in NATO’s military structure, Reuters reported on May 30, citing unnamed officials. The decision marks a reversal of earlier speculation that the Trump administration was considering relinquishing the U.S. military position, traditionally held by an […]