Looking Back, Moving Forward Present-day ships with ties to infamous attach remembers Pearl Harbor's lost. Ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor took place aboard each of the three ships that make up the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as the unit conducted operations in the Western Pacific Ocean on Dec. 7. The Makin Island ARG is comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island ...
As the headquarters of the Air University, a major component of Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base is the U.S. Air Force’s center for Joint Professional Military Education. The host wing for Maxwell AFB is the 42nd Air Base Wing (42nd ABW). The 42nd ABW, along with its mission partners, provides the foundation for success for Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the Air Force Life Cycle Management ...
SAN DIEGO San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. Though San Diego's economy is multifaceted—biotechnology, defense manufacturing, agriculture, software development and microbreweries are some of the city's biggest money-makers—tourism is a cornerstone that can't be ignored. Tourism drastically affects the city's culture, and San Diego houses many local attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San ...