CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 421st EFS bolsters Kadena's fighter presence KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, touched down at Kadena Air Base, April 24, 2025, completing the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific. Previous A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 421s  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 25, 2025 NAVY Marine Hydraulics International LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded an $89,676,030 firm-fixed-price contract for USS New York (LPD 21) Fiscal 2025 Selected Restricted Availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $111,422,163. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia, and is expected to be complet  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Testing Methods to Minimize Herring Spawning Events on Alaska Kelp Farms Each spring, Alaska kelp farmers have the potential to run afoul of commercial herring fisheries when wild herring spawn in kelp farms. A new study helps evaluate different deterrents to prevent herring from spawning on their farms. This research addresses the emerging need to reduce negative interactions between   more