Source: United States Navy
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed and defense forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Sept. 11-13, 2025.
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The Department of the Air Force has selected Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as the new location for the 492nd Special Operations Wing.
Source: United States Spaceforce
In this week’s look around the Air Force, the 11th ATF is the first to deploy during REFORPAC, the EOD Robot Depth-Perception System improves high-stakes missions, and the inaugural class of Guardian officers graduate from the year-long OTC.
Source: United States Navy
MANAMA, Bahrain – Commander of Task Force 55, Capt. Kelley Jones relieved the commanding officer of USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Blue crew, Cmdr. Adam Ochs, Sept. 11, due to a loss of confidence in Och’s ability to command the littoral combat ship.
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By Lt. j.g. Philmon Haile, Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve
In today’s contested digital environment, the U.S. Navy Reserve’s Cyber Warfare Technicians (CWT) and Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers (MCWO) incorporate cyber operations into the Operational Level of War (OLW), seamlessly bridging the gap between strategic cyber capabilities and tactical warfighting objectives.
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With the cut of a ribbon on Sept. 8, 2025, Navy Lodge and Navy Inn Rota, Spain, officially opened their newly rebranded facilities to guests. These openings mark the first Navy Gateway Inns & Suites to be rebranded as a Navy Inn and the first Navy Lodge to be rebranded outside the United States.
Source: United States Airforce
The DAF announced the arrival of the second B-21 Raider flight test aircraft marking a significant step toward operational readiness of the nation’s sixth-generation stealth bomber.
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The U.S. Air Force partnered with Norwegian allies to test next-generation precision maritime strike capabilities in the Norwegian Sea.
Source: United States Navy
OXNARD, Calif. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Augmented Reality Maintenance System (ARMS) team sent out more than 20 ARMS kits to the fleet in August, putting it closer to meeting command leadership’s goal of ARMS on every deployed ship.
Source: United States Airforce
The exercise tested joint and coalition responses to complex short-notice threats, sharpening speed, flexibility and cooperation to defend national and allied interests.