Source: United States Airforce
More than 2,000 Airmen from the 81st Training Group traded classrooms and technical equipment for rucksacks and tactical gear during the first iteration of Bracer Forge.
Defense News in Brief: USS Frank Cable visits Brisbane, Australia
Source: United States Navy
BRISBANE, Australia (August 4, 2025) — Forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Brisbane, Australia following a scheduled port visit, Aug. 4, 2025. Frank Cable is underway supporting 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Defense News in Brief: Adm. Daryl Caudle presents Battenberg Cup, Arleigh Burke Trophy to USS Laboon
Source: United States Navy
NORFOLK, Va. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements, and the ship that showed the most dramatic improvement in battle effectiveness, earning it the Battenberg Cup and the Arleigh Burke trophy, respectively.
Defense News in Brief: BE 25-3 kicks off final phase in Air Force’s first-in-a-generation DLE
Source: United States Airforce
The U.S. Air Force kicked off Bamboo Eagle 25-3—Air Combat Command’s premier advanced training exercise designed to enhance multi-domain combat readiness and agility in a contested environment.
Defense News in Brief: In control: Training push ensures skies are safe during REFORPAC
Source: United States Airforce
The training was designed to certify air traffic controllers in four different roles to support REFORPAC, effectively increasing ATC manpower by 50%.
Defense News in Brief: USNS Comfort Departs Costa Rica After Fifth CP25 Mission Stop
Source: United States Navy
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Limón, Costa Rica, August 1, 2025, after spending eight days providing medical care, dental care, veterinary care, and multiple subject matter exchanges for Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25).
Defense News in Brief: USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Winston S. Churchill Arrive in Marseille, France
Source: United States Navy
MARSEILLE, France – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrived in Marseille, France, for a scheduled port visit August 4, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: Joint forces conclude Red Flag-Alaska 25-3
Source: United States Airforce
Personnel from each U.S. military branch concluded the two-week, joint force training exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 25-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: Talisman Sabre 25: MRF-D Marines and Sailors conclude multinational exercise in the Top End
Source: United States Navy
NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — Against the backdrop of Talisman Sabre 25, the Indo-Pacific’s largest military exercise involving more than 35,000 troops from 19 nations, the Marines and Sailors of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) accomplished what few forces can: multimodal and mobile command and control across thousands of kilometers of simulated contested terrain, synchronized precision fires with the U.S. Army and Australian Defence Force (ADF), and seamless combined maneuver with 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7 RAR). From the red earth of the Northern Territory to the grasslands of Queensland, the journey was a proving ground for modern warfighting.
Defense News in Brief: Beale AFB conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making
Source: United States Airforce
A TU-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base has broken the endurance records for an aircraft of its class during a historic flight on the 70th anniversary of the U-2.