Source: United States Airforce
President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Ken Wilsbach to serve as the twenty-fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
Defense News in Brief: Blue Ridge visits Busan, South Korea
Source: United States Navy
BUSAN, South Korea — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first time since 2020 that Blue Ridge has visited Busan.
Defense News in Brief: USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service
Source: United States Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet.
Defense News in Brief: Air Force broadens career development opportunities for Airmen through new developmental duties process
Source: United States Airforce
The Air Force has transformed its developmental duty process to offer Airmen more flexibility and control over their career while ensuring high-quality personnel fill positions critical to the future of the force.
Defense News in Brief: 36th AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operations
Source: United States Airforce
PACAF Airmen conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion training, enabling a bilateral live-fire exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
Defense News in Brief: Navy Medicine and Defense Partners Deliver Urgent Support to Guantanamo Bay
Source: United States Navy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Navy Medicine commands and partners responded to an urgent requirement request from U.S. Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 19, delivering critical surgical equipment and expertise that bolstered medical readiness across the Fleet and Joint Force.
Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy Receives Spain’s Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation
Source: United States Navy
MADRID, Spain – Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025.
Defense News in Brief: CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes
Source: United States Navy
DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili.
Defense News in Brief: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Defend and Fortify Lethality Through Cybersecurity
Source: United States Navy
In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for vulnerabilities and exploiting weak points wherever they are.
Defense News in Brief: Bushido Guardian 25: Trilateral exercise kicks off in the Pacific
Source: United States Airforce
The U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force commenced the first trilateral Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 at Misawa Air Base.