WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: OK. So, today Secretary Austin spoke with Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov regarding Ukraine's military operations and discussed ongoing support from allies and partners in helping meet Ukraine's urgent military requirements. The secretary reiterated US support for Ukraine, and that the two will continue to remain in close contact. We will have a readout, hopefully posted soon  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Paige Weldon, 355th Readiness Challenge Airmen from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 11th Air Task Force participated in a readiness challenge at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, August 7 and 8, 2024. The challenge was a capstone event for Airmen to test the knowledge and skills learned from months of training and preparation.   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program office (PMA-263) completed the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle - Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) performance evaluation July 8 - 26 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. During the three-week performance evaluation, Kaman Aerospace Kargo and Leidos, Inc./Elroy Air Chaparral demonstrated prototype systems' ability to mee  more