The crew of a U.S. Army LUH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the 2nd Security Support Aviation Battalion (SSAB), 151st Aviation Regiment, 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, flies above a cloud-layer while in route to a maintenance facility in Mississippi, Jan. 7, 2026. The crew of the aircraft consisted of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officers 4 Josh O’Handley and Caleb Wilkes, both Lakota pilots with the 2-151st SSAB, and Staff Sgt. Ken Burton, who is assigned to the same unit as a non-rated, crew member instructor. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Ken Burton)
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct Exercise FALCON VIRGO, a live-fly air defense exercise, on January 14, 2026, between midnight and 2 a.m. EST in the National Capital Region.
