On December 7, 1941, 22-year-old radioman Warren “Red” Upton was getting ready to shave when a Japanese torpedo struck his ship, USS Utah (AG-16). In 2020, Upton recounted to The Associated Press that no one knew what caused Utah to shake. The battleship-turned-target ship was then struck by a second torpedo, which caused her to roll over and sink quickly. Upton abandoned ship, scraping barnacles on Utah‘s hull on his way down. He swam to shore with many of his shipmates.
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GEN (Retired) Lloyd Austin will be replaced as SECDEF once the new administration’s pick is confirmed. He will finish nearly 50 years of service to our country. He achieved many firsts – first Black theater commander during war and the first Black SECDEF among other firsts. He does however, leave a troubling legacy as both an Army general and SECDEF.
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Austin accelerated the spread of DEI within the US military as SECDEF.
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The CATV is part of the BvS10 family derived from the unarmored Beowulf variant.
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Homan said he views the military as a ‘force multiplier’ to build infrastructure such as certain detention facilities.
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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.
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.