The 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed a 110-airman contingency response element to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, to work with local authorities and other disaster relief teams to safely expand the intake of humanitarian aid by air transport.

The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, returned rare, WWII-era Imperial Japanese Army aircraft artifacts to the Japanese government after uncovering them during a base construction project.

For more than two centuries, the USS Constitution has relied on stars, the sea and paper charts to navigate. But as the vessel prepares for nine America 250 events, Old Ironsides is receiving a digital navigation upgrade courtesy of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division.

The 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed a 110-airman contingency response element to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, to work with local authorities and other disaster relief teams to safely expand the intake of humanitarian aid by air transport.

From explosive firework displays and vibrant parades to moving naturalization ceremonies, service members, military families and citizens united across the country to celebrate America's historic 250th anniversary. The national events commemorated 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Fifty years after raising the national colors in Guam for America's bicentennial, retired Navy Cmdr. Allan Riggs returned to the island to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday alongside a new generation of submariners.

President Donald J. Trump addressed the nation during a "Salute to America" celebration on the National Mall to commemorate America's 250th birthday, while Vice President JD Vance made public comments in New York City earlier in the day.