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Warren “Red” Upton, one of the last survivors of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died on Christmas Day. Upton was the sole remaining crewmember of the dreadnaught battleship the USS Utah, one of the ships sunk during the attack. Upton was 105.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Pearl Harbor Survivor Warren ‘Red’ Upton, the last living survivor of the USS Utah. Following a short hospital stay, Warren died on December 25th surrounded by his loving family,” Pacific Historic Parks said in a statement on Facebook announcing his death.
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The Army intends to award prototyping agreements to BAE Systems for new ultra-fast weapons to shoot down drones and other airborne threats, according to a recently posted notice.
The service in recent months has been doing market research to inform its pursuit of a “multi-domain artillery cannon” (MDAC) and hypervelocity projectiles (HVP), including via requests for information that were released in July.
“Based on market research conducted in July-October 2024 … the U.S. Army RCCTO believes BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
A Coast Guard helicopter pilot received the Distinguished Flying Cross this month for his work commanding an hours-long rescue operation in late 2023 to save four people stranded at a canyon.
The rescue operation had to overcome severe weather, mechanical issues, limited fuel and expanding objectives. Despite all of the obstacles, Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad and his crew were able to rescue the stranded people and ferry them to safety. Conrad was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at a ceremony on Dec. 12.
“There are only a few folks I know who could have done this,” Capt.
New command opportunities are now available to Navy information warfare officers, according to service leaders.
In a message released to the MyNavyHR website recently, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro indicted that IW officers will transition from restricted line officers to line officers performing information warfare duties. The move means that these service members are now eligible for “command for sea,” Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza, commander of Naval Information Forces, which is responsible for training and providing information forces to the fleet, said in a statement.
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An American THAAD battery deployed to The Jewish State last night intercepted a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen by the pro-Iranian proxy army, the Houthi rebels
Early this morning was a historic moment for Air Defense Artillery as THAAD had its first ever engagement against a Houthi MRBM.
Previously, Houthi ballistic missiles have penetrated the Israeli air defense system and caused significant damage, so this initial success after failure is significant, and a valuable operational testing of the weapon system.
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The latest Virginia-class attack submarine, SSN 797, has been officially handed over to the US Navy, representing the 12th battle force ship delivered this year.