Desert Hammer 2024: The Cornerstone of Operations – Supply and Logistics
Story by Senior Airman Jacob Dastas The sun set over the sprawling desert of southern Arizona as the 944th Fighter Wing wrapped up Desert Hammer 2024, the largest joint large-force exercise in the...
View ArticleU.S. Marines and Sailors Participate in Bilateral Humanitarian Aid Training
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force, alongside the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) conducted humanitarian...
View ArticleDesert Hammer 2024: Tactical Combat Casualty Care – Training to Save Lives
Story by Senior Airman Jacob Dastas The remote desert landscape of southern Arizona recently played host to Desert Hammer 2024, an expansive Joint Large Force Exercise showcasing the 944th Fighter...
View ArticleDesert Hammer 2024: A Blueprint for Next-Generation Readiness
In the heart of southern Arizona, the 944th Fighter Wing showcased the depth of its readiness and adaptability through Desert Hammer 2024, a Joint Large Force Exercise (LFE), Nov. 13-16, 2024. This...
View Article724th Air Mobility Squadron Keeps Global Missions Moving
The 724th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS), based at Aviano Air Base in Italy, plays a critical role in U.S. Air Force operations by ensuring the seamless movement of cargo, personnel, and equipment to...
View ArticleHospital Corpsman Meritoriously Advanced to 2nd Class
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Micaela Wittgow, of Tigard, Oregon, meritoriously advanced to the rank of 2nd class petty officer in recognition for her outstanding performance and dedication. “Being...
View ArticleMARFORK Hosts Gifts for Hope
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Korea, created the "Gifts for Hope" initiative in partnership with the Seoul Welfare Children Committee where, for two days, U.S. Marines collect, package, and distribute...
View ArticleDover AFB holds first iteration of First Term Officer Course
Twelve Officers assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing graduated the first iteration of First Term Officer Course on November 1, 2024, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The first-term officers covered 17...
View ArticleKosovo Force Regional Command East participates in biannual Golden Sabre...
Soldiers of the Kosovo Force Regional Command East, also known as KFOR RC-E, joined together with members of the Kosovo Police, European Union Mission on Rule of Law in Kosovo, and soldiers from KFOR...
View ArticleUSARIEM Receives Wolf Pack Award for Army Comprehensive Body Composition Study
In 2021, the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training reached out to USARIEM to discuss their interest in assessing whether the Army Regulation 600-9, otherwise known as the Army Body Composition...
View ArticleAnnual EOD training tackles emerging threats
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron completed an intensive field training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,...
View ArticleFrom classroom to cockpit: local teachers witness 97th AMW mission
Twenty-four teachers from 11 schools around Southwest Oklahoma experienced the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s mission firsthand during a KC-135 Stratotanker flight at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 21,...
View ArticleMilitary Health Expert Explains how Strength is Relative to Body Weight
The military monitors its service members’ fitness levels to ensure combat physical readiness and minimize loss of personnel to injury. Each military service selects its physical fitness tests to meet...
View ArticleBe All You Can Be: Fort McCoy serves as an NCO training base in many ways
Every year, thousands of regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard noncommissioned officers (NCOs) complete some type of training at Fort McCoy through professional development training,...
View ArticleWounded Warriors Heal Through Music, Comedy and Visual Arts
The National Capital Region played host to wounded warriors from around the world participating in a week-long event celebrating comradery and recovery—starting with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Care...
View ArticlePost 9/11 GI Bill Benefits: A Guide for Army Families
GI Bill Benefits Guide for Army Families.
View ArticleNAVFAC MIDLANT Awards $113.6 Million Contract for Facility Renovation on...
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania a $113,662,044 firm-fixed price contract for facility...
View ArticleGenerations united: Green Family serves Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers at...
A poignant blend of tradition, remembrance, and service unfolded at the Green Hall Dining Facility this Thanksgiving, as three generations of Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Ivan I. Green's family...
View ArticleNORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander and Command Senior Enlisted Leader visit WADS
Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader, visited the...
View ArticlePhoto Story: Scenes of 2024 Fort McCoy Native American Heritage Month Observance
Michael Charette, also known as Laughing Fox, with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa shared his people’s history through story and music during his presentation for the 2024 Fort McCoy...
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