The new standards outline the use of safety boats to accompany the Amphibious Combat Vehicle during waterborne operations.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:04:47 GMT

China's navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness" of its forces.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:10:29 GMT

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from several countries backing either the rebels or Syria’s government met in Qatar on what to do.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:43:48 GMT

The second extension was made to ensure that beneficiaries who have been unable to update their payment information can do so before losing coverage.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:18:28 GMT

The Taliban won’t return any of the military equipment left behind by the U.S. troops while exiting Afghanistan in 2021, a person familiar with the matter said, as relations between Kabul and the Donald Trump administration start on a wobbly note.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:32:43 GMT

The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:25:06 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard said that it will be surging ships, boats and aircraft to South Florida and other areas of the country to bolster anti-maritime migration efforts to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to use the nation’s military to defend the border.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:12:52 GMT

The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will soon have an option on the table to formalize a forever chemicals testing agreement with the Air Force over wells at Fountain Creek Regional Park.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:53:08 GMT

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:38:06 GMT

President Donald Trump's administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:29:44 GMT

A Massachusetts man took “repeated, deliberate steps” to steal from his neighbor — a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was in the hospital — “again and again,” federal prosecutors wrote in court documents.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:21:58 GMT

I’ve never forgotten that day or the amazing feeling of serendipity when so many things seemed to click in place.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:22:21 GMT

South Korea’s impeached president denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:52:42 GMT

Israel's top general resigned, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:35:52 GMT

The now-president announced on social media that Matthew Lohmeier would become his nominee to be the second-highest civilian leader of the Department of the Air Force -- which also oversees the Space Force.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:49:26 GMT

Noting that the U.S. is the largest single contributor to the United Nations, Stefanik said at her confirmation hearing that the country has to ensure its investments are making America safer, stronger and more prosperous.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:22:50 GMT

The reversal of the Biden administration's sanctions, which were meant to punish radical settlers, could set the tone for a presidency that is expected to be more tolerant of Israel's expansion of settlements and of violence toward Palestinians.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:32:22 GMT

The affidavit describes Hegseth’s treatment of his second wife, Samantha, and alleges repeat drunkenness and a domestic situation where Samantha Hegseth had a safe word to indicate if she was in danger at home.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:06:50 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:11:50 GMT

Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for the new president.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:27:44 GMT

Five of the Oath Keepers who had sentences commuted by the president -- including Rhodes, who was facing 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy -- were military veterans.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:53:56 GMT

President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:29:17 GMT

Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former House member from Georgia, faced some tough questions but appeared to have the favor of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:34:22 GMT

The portrait of Milley hung in an ornate hallway that is dedicated to the history of the Joint Chiefs and displays 19 other paintings of all other prior chairmen going back to Gen. Omar Bradley.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:24:12 GMT

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:17:37 GMT

Under HB 208, districts that prohibit open enrollment or limit it to adjacent districts must allow open enrollment of students whose parents are active-duty armed forces members who are stationed in Ohio.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:22:43 GMT

President Trump has rescinded the previous administration's order allowing transgender troops to serve openly and issued his own order requiring all federal agencies to revoke any policies that "promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology."

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:59:00 GMT

New presidents can — and often do — issue orders to cancel the orders of their predecessors.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:09:49 GMT

The Houthis' announcement, made in an email sent to shippers, likely won't be enough to encourage global firms to reenter the route that's crucial for cargo and energy shipments moving between Asia and Europe.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:36:33 GMT

Robert Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service, will fill in as acting secretary of defense.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:35:50 GMT

Hegseth's testimony did not delve deeply into how the administration will confront some of the thorniest national security challenges facing the United States.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:15:11 GMT

For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:18:44 GMT

Retired Gen. Mark Milley says he’s grateful to President Joe Biden for a pardon.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:46:21 GMT

Trump also commuted the prison sentences of leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to keep Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:27:47 GMT

Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 250 miles of border.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:29:41 GMT

Declaring that government faces a “crisis of trust," Trump said in his inaugural address that under his administration “our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced."

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:47:41 GMT

In this episode, we spoke to two experts with collective decades of experience in analyzing the promises President-elect Trump has made regarding military policies, both foreign and domestic. We talked about five promises – or policies floated in the media – that will likely see early headway in Trump's military.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:38:56 GMT

Ben-Gvir has been a magnet of controversy throughout his tenure.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:12:06 GMT

The old guard of global allies opposing Trump is gone.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:44:41 GMT

The retreat was the first major meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:27:06 GMT

The truce, which started at 11:15 a.m. local time, is just the first step toward ultimately ending the conflict and returning nearly 100 hostages abducted in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:52:02 GMT

Under the first phase of the ceasefire, 33 hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:01:58 GMT

The new red, white and blue patch depicts a minuteman, long a symbol of the Guard that harkens back to the Revolutionary War.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:56:56 GMT

Both sides have taken tough negotiating postures that leave little room for compromise.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:33:55 GMT

As is customary, all current political appointees will step down as of noon EST on Inauguration Day, leaving hundreds of key defense posts open, including dozens that require Senate confirmation.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:11:46 GMT

Law enforcement authorities requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute effort to secure his release.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:06:29 GMT

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:48:14 GMT

The jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million in damages and is now being asked to determine whether CNN must pay additional punitive damages.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:18:02 GMT

A Florida jury will decide whether CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 report on how Afghans were being charged thousands of dollars to be evacuated after the U.S. military withdrawal from their country.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:32:07 GMT

Putin praised the deal as a “real breakthrough, creating conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia, Iran and the entire region.”

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:05:53 GMT

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – U.S. Army Garrison Japan welcomed a new commander for the 88th and 901st Military Police Detachments during a change-of-command cerem...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:58:09 EST

Editor's Note: These are courtesy translations of local news provided by the U.S. Army Garrison Poland Public Affairs team for the benefit the military...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:14:14 EST

VICENZA, Italy – With only a year under his belt as an Army civilian employee and a member of Logistics Readiness Center Italy, Robbie Abcede was extrem...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:15:28 EST

ANSBACH, Germany – The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is gearing up to host the second Polish Apache Initiative Summit at Katterbach Army Airfield this we...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:45:25 EST

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic passed on the Pacific Coast Highway near Pacific Palisade...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:17:15 EST

The Auditor General (TAG) chaired an Inclusion and Diversity Council composed of more than 30 employees representative of the workforce.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:52:18 EST

SULLIVAN, Ill. - The Illinois Army National Guard’s 634th Brigade Support Battalion Forward Logistics Element was activated Jan. 20 for deployment to Af...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:03:40 EST

RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT — The Radford Army Ammunition Plant in southwest Virginia recently showcased its commitment to wildlife conservation and e...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:14:57 EST

Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center showcases artificial intelligence capability

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:08:35 EST

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Missile Defense Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) announces an In...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:17:14 EST

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky – Turning another page in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) journey within the Army’s transformation and its emerging technolo...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:09:59 EST

FORT LIBERTY – It is no secret that Womack Army Medical Center is one of the best and busiest military treatment facilities in the world. Serving the mo...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:24:09 EST

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 11, marking an early indicator of spring to...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:35:14 EST

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Participating in U.S. Army Sustainment Command’s Journey to Leadership Tier III program felt like entering a new realm of po...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:42:12 EST

ATTENTION INDUSTRY AND MISSION PARTNERS: Be aware of scams posing as small business events allegedly hosted by the government. Many of these scams are...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:09:09 EST

The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel commemorated a significant milestone Dec. 28 celebrating its one-year anniversary of being fully operational.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:11:35 EST

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (January 17, 2025) – Edward Tabet-Cubero, the Deputy Chief of Staff for New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, visited Whit...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:03:47 EST

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Jan. 21, 2025)– Mentorship isn’t a one-time thing, it’s a whole career effort. In the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Developme...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:03:47 EST

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – A U.S. Army Ranger-qualified Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer recently added a Sapper tab to his uniform. 1st. Lt. Jack Bordes,...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:10:08 EST

Developing the best equipment for warfighters requires a delicate balance. The equipment must be operable across any climate, so it needs to be rugged a...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:10:20 EST

Riggs is preparing to relinquish his responsibility as senior enlisted advisor for the depot as he moves on to the next assignment in his career of service

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:57:17 EST

Leaders are not born but rather forged from experience. This simple fact is why the Army has invested so much in training and educating its future leade...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:16:56 EST

Raeford, N.C.—The Soldiers of headquarters and support company, 105th Engineer Battalion, held their mobilization ceremony on January 17th, 2025, in Rae...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:26:43 EST

Osan Air Base, Korea – Lt. Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, commanding general of the Eighth Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robin M. Bolmer, visited the 35th Ai...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:51:06 EST

Camp Humphreys, Korea – On Monday, January 21st, the United States Army Garrison Humphreys community came together to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Lut...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:11:42 EST

As U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) tests military equipment for the Army of 2030, its leadership has embarked on an ambitious program to prepare for...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:49:54 EST

POWIDZ, Poland – Since the start of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia in 2014, including the Russian seizure of the Crimean Peninsula, the U.S. mil...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:57:22 EST

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – A team of operations security experts from U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz came together...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:42:09 EST

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2025) -- A group of Fort Drum civilian employees celebrated their successful completion of the two-year LEADER program with fa...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:03:33 EST

TOWER BARRACKS, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria started the year by kicking off its first Community Connection Day Jan. 16 at the Tower View Confer...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:27:52 EST

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Missile Defense Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) announces an In...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:57:42 EST

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) proudly announces that six of our exceptional educators have been honored with the...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:56:40 EST

[Editor’s Note: This Blast from the Past article was initially published in the first issue of Army Logistician (the former title of Army Sustainment) i...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:53:09 EST

As we execute continuous modernization, maintenance complexities should be deliberately elevated over time, allowing Soldiers to execute rapid repair ca...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:54:00 EST

Foreword During large-scale combat operations (LSCO), ammunition managers are responsible for their distinctive skill set of operational planning, expl...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:01:25 EST

As a new infantry lieutenant, I thought I knew what the first few years of my career would look like. I would spend a few months in the operations and t...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:02:29 EST

The prospect of American forces operating in large-scale combat operations (LSCO) is becoming increasingly probable with the current global political cl...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:03:05 EST

Providing an accurate prediction of what sustainment on the 2040 battlefield will look like is a difficult and near-impossible task. Many of us have bee...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:15:48 EST

In the evolving landscape of contemporary warfare, the integration of Army sustainment information with maneuver and intelligence operations is crucial...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:16:39 EST

Autonomous drone use is the next revolution in military technology, and it is not just the maneuver forces that benefit. In current manning configurati...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:17:23 EST

Introduction The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, is not just a part of the enduring p...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:18:13 EST

Introduction Given the complexity of training U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) petroleum units (RPUs) and the limited training days available to Component 2 an...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:19:01 EST

Complexity of Logistics Networks for 2040 and Beyond With rapid globalization and technological advancements manifesting at rising rates, the complexit...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:19:44 EST

Since the start of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia in 2014, including the Russian seizure of the Crimean Peninsula, the U.S. military has steadil...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:20:27 EST

This edition of Army Sustainment challenges the reader to imagine the battlefield of 2040. The expectation is that by this not-so-distant future, sustai...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:21:08 EST

Operational energy (OE) management is crucial for ensuring the readiness of armed forces in contested logistics environments. This necessitates efficien...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:21:46 EST

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Five current and former St. Louis Cardinals baseball players spent the afternoon at Fort Leonard Wood Jan. 17 to meet with fans...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:24:30 EST

In an ever-evolving global landscape, the ability to rapidly deploy is not just a military requirement: it is a deterrence. The Army’s global competitor...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:24:40 EST

In 1999, Bill Gates’s book Business @ the Speed of Thought predicted technology like the internet, email, and desktop business programs would transform...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:25:22 EST

Introduction The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility (AOR) encompasses land, air, and sea domains from the coast of Californ...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:26:01 EST

MANAMA, Bahrain –The Pakistan navy assumed command of Combined Maritime Forces’ counter-piracy focused task force during a change-of-command ceremony, Jan. 22.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:56:23 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) has raised the annual unit recreation fund allocation for shore commands from $10 to $25 per active-duty Sailor. This marks the first increase in over 20 years.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Journalist and author Don Roberts shares a poetic verse to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. 

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:22:03 GMT

The U.S. and Philippine navies Navy conducted a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the South China Sea.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:52:37 GMT

USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:41:29 GMT

U.S. Seventh Fleet opens the new Navigation, Seamanship, and Shiphandling Trainer facility in Yokosuka, Japan.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:24:16 GMT

SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, Jan. 17-18, 2025.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:57:00 GMT

Royal Australian Navy Capt. Stephen Hussey's 50-year career in the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and multiple U.S. Navy exchanges has uniquely positioned him to embody the spirit of AUKUS.
 

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:42:00 GMT

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Jan. 16, USS McClung (LSM 1) as the name for the first ship in the new McClung-class of medium landing ships.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of two future John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers, T-AO 205-class, to be the future USNS Joshua L. Goldberg (T-AO 215), the future USNS Thomas D. Parham Jr. (T-AO 216).

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft equipped with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System arrived at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, marking the delivery of the first F-15E Strike Eagles integrated with one of the world’s most advanced electronic warfare suites.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:46:53 GMT

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:44:00 GMT

CMSAF Flosi visited Homestead Air Reserve Base to discuss how the Air Force is reoptimizing for Great Power Competition and the importance of national security objectives.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:40:00 GMT

In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Selective Retention Bonus List was released in an effort to retain highly skilled enlisted personnel, a recent missile intercept experiment in Guam, and JROTC cadets receive scholarships to a private pilot training program.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:05:06 GMT

Frank Kendall departed the Pentagon for the last time as the 26th secretary of the Air Force.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:49:00 GMT

NMM introduces the Total Force to a series of panels, events and interactive discussions on mentoring as an enterprise imperative, ensuring greater awareness of the mentoring opportunities available to all Airman and Guardians.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:09:00 GMT

The 316th Civil Engineer Squadron was responsible for clearing the snow and ice from the airfield the day before the state funeral procession for former President Jimmy Carter was scheduled to arrive, ensuring the flight could land safely..

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:29:00 GMT

Three C-130 Hercules traveled to Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in California to assist the state’s firefighting apparatus.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:44:00 GMT

A framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet AETC's operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable to replace the aging fleet of T-38C Talon has been agreed upon.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:25:38 GMT

National Guard Bureau senior leaders visited guardsmen supporting firefighting efforts in Southern California.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

SECAF Kendall offers his vision for the security challenges the Air Force and Space Force could face in 2050 and what is needed to properly respond.

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:36:00 GMT

Joint Base Andrews played a pivotal role in enabling Special Air Mission 39 during the State Funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, Jan. 2-9, 2025, despite a historic winter storm just days before.

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT

More than 1,850 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming are activated in assisting air and ground firefighting efforts in California.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

After winning a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Airman Alvarez made her way to the 737th Training Group to complete 7.5 weeks of BMT.

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT

In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Installation Infrastructure Action Plan helps bases adapt to challenges of GPC, Defense Health Agency is upgrading prescription refill system, and the DAF expands medical waiver considerations.

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:35:18 GMT

AETC has partnered with the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation to test a new Initial Pilot Training model that enables students to earn essential certifications such as a private pilot’s license, instrument rating, and multi-engine rating.

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:30:00 GMT

The U. S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Dec. 16, 2024. The FY25 SRB program consists of 89 Air Force specialty codes, reflecting the Air Force’s ongoing commitment to retaining highly skilled enlisted personnel.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:31:35 GMT

In this week’s look around the Air Force, we look back at three significant stories from 2024: SECAF highlights key accomplishments and emphasizes GPC, the Air Force realigns to maintain future competitiveness, and the DoD launches a new online housing feedback system to improve quality of life.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:03:00 GMT

Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC has announced the high school cadets who received scholarships to attend an accredited private pilot certificate training program in the summer of 2025 at aviation universities nationwide.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The 86th Flying Training Squadron's T-1A Jayhawk made its final departure from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.  

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:00:00 GMT

The Norwegian Armed Forces, the U.S. Marine Corps, and other NATO Allies, are scheduled to conduct Exercise Joint Viking 25 in March 2025. Allied militaries have been conducting unit-level cold weather training in Norway since the beginning of January in preparation for the exercise.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:00:30 GMT

U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and members of the Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) met to discuss future engagements between the two forces, Dec. 10 – 13, 2024. Senior leaders from MARFORPAC traveled over six thousand miles to participate in the multi-day event, known as the USMC-RTMC Future Engagement Planning (FEP) Conference, to further strengthen regional cooperation and collaboration with the RTMC.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:22:22 GMT

Amphibious Combat Vehicles with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, completed the first open-water amphibious movement in the Kushi Crossing, Dec. 10, 2024.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:31:00 GMT

Three soldiers from the Australian Defense Force recently served in the most unique positions of their careers as key members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Australian Army Maj. Jack Jones, Maj. George Lynn, and Maj. Rhys “Casper” Davies had the rare opportunity to deploy with “America’s Vanguard Force” to the Indo-Pacific region – all thanks to the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:06:00 GMT

Marine Corps Education Command, Marine Corps University, announced the launch of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Leadership School (SLS), combining former professional military education requirements for staff sergeants and gunnery sergeants. Previously, SNCOs attended separate Career and Advanced Schools, but the new unified curriculum will streamline their education and provide a higher standard of leadership training for all junior and mid-grade SNCOs.

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:05:00 GMT

The “Black Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 returned to their home base with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar following a five-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, Dec. 14, 2024. Following completion of a four-week composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), VMFA-314 deployed with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, July 11, 2024, and embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:52:00 GMT

Britney Moyeda is no stranger to adversity. As she donned her U.S. Marine Corps dress uniform in her recruiting office, she recalled the journey life has brought her thus far.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:37:00 GMT

U.S. Marines from across the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) converged with service members from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) to refine space fires procedures during Marine Forces Space Command’s (MARFORSPACE) Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise (FSRE) hosted at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) from Nov. 18-22, 2024. The FSRE served as a critical testbed for space officers and fires practitioners from around the U.S. Armed Forces to integrate space effects with ground schemes of maneuver. The FSRE sought to explore how space effects can complement the timing and tempo of maneuver units to increase their lethality and survivability.

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:43:58 GMT

U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and three of its subordinate battalions gathered for a reunion of units’ colors, commanders, and staff for the first time in over 45 years, Nov. 21, 2024.

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 23:33:00 GMT

Leaders from the Peruvian marine corps and U.S. Marine Forces, South joined forces Nov. 12-15 as part of a Staff Planner Working Group hosted at the MARFORSOUTH headquarters. The conference’s primary goal was to enhance the partnership between the two organizations and to address future collaborative opportunities. By engaging in open dialogue, both the U.S. and Peruvian Marines were able to communicate and identify mutual objectives and goals and explore opportunities for combined training to improve interoperability.

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:31:49 GMT

LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:09:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – About 7,800 National Guard troops are on duty here as part of a large interagency

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:49:00 GMT

TROY, N.Y. - More than 1,300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Fort Indiantown Gap,

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:28:00 GMT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers and two North Carolina Army National

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:28:05 GMT

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The New Jersey National Guard hosted a U.S. Northern Command Joint Staff

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:38:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Thousands of National Guard members from approximately 40 states, territories and the

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:02:00 GMT

MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - The Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:22:29 GMT

BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:56:39 GMT

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – The National Guard is part of a multi-agency

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:31:00 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:04:00 GMT

JOE FOSS FIELD, S.D. – The 114th Fighter Wing is exchanging F-16s with the 122nd Fighter Wing based

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:42:18 GMT

MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:11:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - District of Columbia, Maryland and Pennsylvania National Guard members were deputized

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:41:19 GMT

HONOLULU – Maintenance Airmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard have revolutionized F-22 Raptor

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:49:13 GMT

OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - Emergency managers with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:29:48 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. – Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., former chief of the National

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:37:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard leaders gathered at the Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:47:00 GMT

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – As families across North America gather to celebrate the winter

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:29:03 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. - New York National Guard Army and Air Force Honor Guards provided military funeral

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:01:00 GMT

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment -

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:43:00 GMT