Fifteen Years after Los Angeles County launched an ultimately unrealized campaign to create an inland port in Palmdale, Kern County’s Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation of support for a proposal to build a new generation transportation hub adjacent to Mojave Air and Space Port.

The proclamation announced the county’s agreement to support the intention of two private sector ...

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In the face of the pacing challenge from China and threats from Russia, Iran, North Korea and extremist groups, the Defense Department must transition from experimentation and prototyping to fielding capabilities much more quickly, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said.

Hicks provided virtual keynote remarks Aug. 31, 2022, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

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Navy Quartermaster John Cooper wasn’t born in the United States, but once he immigrated here at age 17, he chose to serve his adopted country. By doing so, he became one of only 19 Medal of Honor recipients to earn the military’s highest honor twice.

Cooper was born John Laver Mather in Dublin, Ireland, on July 24, 1828. Little is known about his life ...

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The 58th Rescue Squadron hosted Rigid Pulse 22-1, a readiness culmination exercise used to validate mission essential task lists to support personnel recovery operations in a deployed environment and to refine and exercise Agile Combat Employment capabilities at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

The 58th RQS is one of five active-duty squadrons under the command of the 5634d Rescue ...

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Eight years ago, I sat at a desk in our stairwell apartment on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, and created my first Facebook profile. Technology was not my forte, so it took hours for me to figure out how to upload a digital photo. The image I used that afternoon is the same one on my Facebook profile today, but not for the reasons one might think ...

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What did you do for your summer vacation?

For many Air Force Reservists, a trip to Central America was in their plans. Many Reservists participated in Resolute Sentinel 22, a multi-event exercise program that stretched from this past May until the end of ...

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An MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was on hand to respond to the scene of a fire involving a Combined Task Forces ship as a surface exercise quickly developed into a real-world emergency at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17, 2022.

The MQ-9 crew, assigned to the 492nd Attack Squadron from March Air Reserve Base in California ...

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In honor of Women’s Equality Day, on Aug. 26, 2022, the 56th Fighter Wing came together for a 5K and to celebrate progress ...

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