Air Force firefighters from the 349th and 60th Civil Engineer Squadrons at Travis AFB, Calif., won the World Firefighter Combat Challenge team competition for the second year in a row. The Travis team beat more than 240 firefighters from around the world during the Deerfield Beach, Fla., competition last week. Teams competed in five task areas—climbing a five-story tower, hosting and chopping, dragging hoses, and rescuing a life-size victim, all in “full bunker gear.”
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.