AI:The Air Force has released its latest "Week in Photos" collection, providing a visual documentation of recent military operations, personnel training exercises, and various departmental activities within the service. This recurring photo series serves as a periodic overview of current mission readiness and the ongoing operational tempo maintained by Air Force personnel across different commands.Open
While home-station personnel at Dyess Air Force Base battled severe winter snowstorms to keep their airfield open, Airmen deployed 2,300 miles away were breaking ground in the tropical heat of the Caribbean. Despite the extreme contrast in climates, these teams operated with a singular focus: projecting combat airpower in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR.
The costs, which come from a top Pentagon comptroller, include munitions, operations, maintenance and equipment replacements.
While he was supposed to serve in a limited role as an adviser to Kristi Noem, Mr. Lewandowski had wide influence over contracts, personnel and operations inside the agency over the last year.
Bases hosting U.S. troops throughout the Middle East have been participating in U.S. operations against Iran, and are subject to retaliatory strikes.
Coast Guard operations are covered by “excepted” provisions of the federal budget. Service members must continue to perform their duties, even without pay.
If simmering tensions with Iran produce another U.S. strike, Tehran has signaled it’s ready to take the gloves off this time, experts say.
“As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly,” the agency said.
UPS plans to close 24 buildings in the first half of 2026 and continue deploying "automation" across the network.