Soldiers with the Ukrainian Land Forces completed the first Ukrainian Basic Instructor Course Jun. 3, 2016 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center as part of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. Leading the training were Soldiers from 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command. The purpose of the week-long class was to increase the efficiency of Ukrainian […]

The aircraft, a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog), exercised a precautionary landing at Topeka Regional/Forbes Field Airport (KFOE), Topeka, Kansas. The airplane was not damaged and the sole pilot onboard was not injured during the incident. A military aircraft safely made an emergency landing Saturday afternoon (June 4) at Forbes Field after suffering an […]

Tactical Training Exercise Control Group conducts the Long Range Raid exercise at the Combat Ville training area as part of the 28-day Integrated Training Exercise held aboard three times each year. The exercise requires detailed planning and integration between ground and air combat elements. According to Sgt. Christopher McDowell, assistant engineer instructor, TTECG, the exercise […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the initial flight test of its T-50A configured aircraft. The T-50A is the company’s aircraft offering in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training competition. “The aircraft in its new configuration with the 5th Gen cockpit and other upgrades performed flawlessly,” said Mark Ward, Lockheed Martin T-50A lead test […]

One is confirmed dead in a US Navy Blue Angels jet crash at Smyrna Airport in Tennessee, according to WKRN. A giant explosion was seen near and far. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has dispatched LifeFlight helicopters to the scene, WKRN reported. The Blue Angels are set to perform at the airport this weekend on June […]

A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon #6 operated by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds force landed to high desert terrain south of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport/Peterson Air Force Base (KCOS), Colorado Springs, Colorado during a flyover in celebration of Air Force Academy graduation. The pilot ejected prior to ground contact. The airplane […]

Since 1981, military personnel have come and gone through the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to prepare for missions around the world. These month-long rotations are usually geared to prepare a unit for an upcoming mission. For the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, their May 2016 rotation to NTC was a way to […]

U.S. Army signal Soldiers from 2nd Signal Brigade departed their garrison in Grafenwoehr early Wednesday morning on a 1,456 kilometer (905 mile) convoy across three countries to provide communications and network support to their U.K. Allies during exercise Stoney Run in Bramcote, England. Operating on only 72-hour notice, the convoy from Company B, 44th Expeditionary […]

This alliance combines ASI’s expertise in vehicle automation with DRS engineering production capabilities, market presence and customer awareness.  The companies will begin working on the U.S. Army’s emerging Route Clearance Interrogation System (RCIS) Type I program, which involves automation of the High Mobility Engineering Excavator (HMEE) platform. “We are very excited to work with ASI […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency this week announced $700 million worth of proposed foreign military sales to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. That reported by insidedefense.com. On May 26, DSCA said the State Department had “made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for F/A-18 C/D services and support” valued at $420 million. “The […]