Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy aviation and ground units are heading to Thailand to join forces with Royal Thai Air Force and Army and Republic of Singapore Air Force elements in the Cope Tiger field training exercise. The annual event runs this year from March 9-20 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, northeast of Bangkok, and at Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base. Overall, more than 2,300 personnel are talking part in the exercise, including about 1,200 US service members. Participating USAF assets include A-10s, C-17s, C-130s, E-3 AWACS, F-15s, and KC-135s from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, Kadena AB, Japan, Osan AB, South Korea, and Yokota AB, Japan. There will also be Marine and Navy E-2s, F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornets, and KC-130s. Cope Tiger 2009, which is jointly sponsored by Thailand and the US, will include a humanitarian/civic assistance program. (Hickam release)
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?