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OCONUS, March 24, 2025 - Hello, I am [ ]. I received your care package today (March 24, 2025) and I am so very thankful. There wasn’t one thing in there that won’t be useful and there is so much that I can share with my fellow coworkers. I’d probably say that my favorite thing on there were the Burt’s Bee chapsticks. That’s all I will use and I literally just finished my last tube yesterday so it was ironic timing that I received this package from y'all with 3 tubes in it. I also really enjoyed reading the handwritten notes, especially one from a high school sophomore.
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Patuxent River, Maryland. (April 12, 2025): The military’s age-old problem, how to evaluate expensive aircraft while training pilots to fly them at the same time. The Navy feels it has found the answer. In this photo by Terri Thomas, a pilot trains in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), a computer program originally developed to evaluate the Navy’s F-35 fighter aircraft and is now a vital training tool for pilots.
When the F-35 advanced strike fighter came onto the scene, the military needed a way to test various components under extreme conditions but could not afford to use real thing. Aircraft engineers developed the JSE to evaluate features on the F-35 that were too complicated or advanced to test in an open-air environment. Also, due to the extreme secrecy surrounding the F-35, these evaluations had to be kept away from prying eyes. The solution was a physics-based computer simulation capable of simultaneous interaction among multiple aircraft and enemy surface and aerial entities. Along the way, the Air Force Weapons School realized the JSE could be an excellent tool to provide realistic pilot training.
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A helicopter hovers near a wheeled tactical vehicle in the high desert. File Photo From 2017: A UH-60 Black Hawk lands outside of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Tactical Operations Center, at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif., Jan. 18, 2017. Photot by Army Sgt. Michael Spandau
PENTAGON, (March 1, 2025): The Pentagon is deploying a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion to the southwestern border, accelerating efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump's directive to bolster military support in securing the U.S. – Mexico border. The units, equipped with wheeled vehicle and air capabilities, are set to reinforce border operations in the coming weeks, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced today.
Each SBCT is a mechanized infantry force of approximately 4,400 soldiers, and the Army's nine SBCTs — seven active-duty and two National Guard — are known for their rapid deployment and versatility. Built around the Stryker vehicle — an eight-wheeled armored platform — the brigade balances mobility, protection and firepower. Capable of transport via C-130 Hercules aircraft within 96 hours, the Stryker excels in operations requiring swift response.
Read more: PENTAGON DEPLOYS STRYKER BRIGADE, AVIATION BATTALION TO SOUTHERN BORDER