Source: United States Airforce
Equipment is the lifeblood of the maintenance world; without equipment, the jets don’t fly. So how do maintainers keep jets flying with limited resources?
Defense News in Brief: FRCE expands fleet support with first CH-53K engine induction
Source: United States Navy
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the recent induction of a CH-53K King Stallion engine, the first of its kind to undergo depot-level maintenance.
Defense News in Brief: Wilsbach formally installed as 24th Air Force Chief of Staff
Source: United States Airforce
Gen. Ken Wilsbach was formally installed as the Department of the Air Force’s highest ranking military leader Nov. 18.
Defense News in Brief: F-15Es complete historic forward operations from Diego Garcia
Source: United States Spaceforce
F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have rotated out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, concluding a six-month deployment that included a groundbreaking three-month forward operation to U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia.
Defense News in Brief: Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Enters Caribbean Sea
Source: United States Navy
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 16.
Defense News in Brief: USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) Returns to Mayport Following Deployment to U.S. Fourth Fleet
Source: United States Navy
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a 91-day surge deployment in the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).
Defense News in Brief: USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Returns from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations
Source: United States Navy
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a surge deployment on November 10, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Enters U.S. Fourth Fleet
Source: United States Navy
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR), Nov. 11. The maritime forces’ arrival comes after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the Carrier Strike Group to support the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the Homeland.
Defense News in Brief: Marine Corps Lays Out Aggressive Modernization Efforts in Force Design Update
Source: United States Marines
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, published the 2025 Force Design Update, which lays out how the Marine Corps is aggressively pursuing modernization initiatives to ensure it remains a globally responsive, naval expeditionary force.
Defense News in Brief: Marines Showcase Amphibious Capabilities for Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday
Source: United States Marines
I Marine Expeditionary Force will host a live-fire Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, followed by a community Beach Bash at Del Mar Beach on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, to mark the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial.