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Thanksgiving Feed-the-Troops Tradition Continues Despite Virus - NOVEMBER 24, 2020 – Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different for just about everyone this year thanks to the global pandemic. Unfortunately, that includes our service members stationed overseas. Large group gatherings in dining facilities used to be the standard for our deployed men and women when it came to celebrating Thanksgiving. This […]More News
- Competencies Lay Foundation for Success
- Overseas NEX Supports Sailors on Thanksgiving Day
- Commissaries Adding Thermometers, Children’s Disposable Protective Masks
- Rakkasans Help with Design of Army’s Future Assault Aircraft
- Operation Warp Speed Refines Vaccine Delivery Plan
- STAR Provides Solace for Space Operators
- Findings from NAS Pensacola Shooting Investigation Released
- Bold Quest Event Builds Interoperable Fires for Tomorrow
- Building Digital Literacy Through Digital University
- Space Force Attracting Digitally Savvy Young People
Army News
Rakkasans Help with Design of Army’s Future Assault Aircraft - NOVEMBER 24, 2020 – Soldiers from the famed 2-506th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) descended on the Bell Helicopter Flight Research Center to take a look at the V-280 Valor. Designed and built under the Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, the Valor has flown more than 190 […]More News
- No ‘Easy-Button’ in Army Modernization
- First BCT Class Graduates Wearing Army Green Service Uniform
- Army Astronaut Receives Rare Prestigious Qualification Device
- Next Gen Goggles Draw Attention of Army Leaders
- Army Looking for New Armored Vehicle Design
- Army to Consider Uniform Changes for Expecting, New Mothers
- Next-Generation Headset Preps Soldiers for Future Battlefield
- Machine Learning Algorithm Could Provide Soldiers Feedback
- Army Museum Opens as Place to Tell Soldier Stories
- New Museum Tells the Story of the U.S. Army
Overseas NEX Supports Sailors on Thanksgiving Day - NOVEMBER 24, 2020 – Select overseas NEX locations will participate in various events, giveaways and open on Thanksgiving Day to support Sailors not able to travel or be with loved ones. In addition to coordination with base leadership, in most instances, those NEX locations will be partnering with MWR and the USO to bring Sailors […]More News
- Findings from NAS Pensacola Shooting Investigation Released
- Navy Offers Limited Early-Out Opportunities for Enlisted Sailors
- Navy’s New Fitness Test is Here – What You Need to Know
- Navy Names Future Ship USS John L. Canley
- Naval STEM Internship Opportunities Available for Students
- Sailors Reflect on Veterans Day
- Navy Develops Unmanned Air System for Ship Cargo Resupply
- Navy Explains That ROM is an Official Duty Status
- 3 Tips for Sailors to Ensure Safe Arrival of Holiday Packages
- USS Gabrielle Giffords Aids in 4th Fleet Drug Seizures
Air Force News
Competencies Lay Foundation for Success - NOVEMBER 24, 2020 – In today’s competency-based approach to Force Development, the Air Force will now be able to capture an Airman’s knowledge and capability through the newly released Airman’s Foundational Competencies. A competency is a combination of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics that manifest in an observable and measurable pattern of behaviors. The […]More News
- Building Digital Literacy Through Digital University
- Air Force Restores Previous Military Tuition Assistance Cap
- ‘Lucky 13’ Reaches Its End of Mission
- Air Force Ups the Ante on Supersonic Rain Erosion Testing
- Multi-Capable Airmen Defend the Base
- Transportation Command Considers Next Steps for Potential Space Logistics
- Female Fighter Pilots Test Modified ATAGS “G-suit”
- Risks for Air Force Riders
- Mother-Daughter Share MMIII Test Launch Experience
- Air Force Team Supports ICBM Test Launch
Marine News
Camp Pendleton Hosts Marksmanship Competition - NOVEMBER 17, 2020 – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosted a Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition for the first time in seven years. The competition at Pendleton is the first part in a series of events for the 2021 Competition-In-Arms Program, which will end with a championship match in April at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. […]More News
- Happy Birthday and Semper Fidelis Marines!
- Happy Anniversary: Commissaries Honor Marines’ 245 Years of Service
- Marine Corps Works to Improve Fit and Function of Protective Gear
- “Germ-zapping” Robots Have Landed at Camp Lejeune
- Marine Corp Firefighter Joins Battle During Record Fire Season
- Marines, America ARG Build an Integrated Blue-Green Team
- Marine Corps Squadron Deploys Oceanographic Sensors
- Navy, Marine Corps reach ‘Unprecedented Milestone’
- Sun Sets as Harriers Prepare for Lightning
- New Battalion Puts the Red in Readiness
Coast Guard News
Coast Guard Releases 200+ Sea Turtles Off Florida - NOVEMBER 18, 2020 – Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale crew members released more than 200 sea turtles Monday approximately 10 miles off the Fort Lauderdale coast. Working with the Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center, the boat crew released Green, Loggerhead, and Hawksbill sea turtles from multiple sea turtle hospitals along the Florida East Coast […]More News
- Coast Guard Repatriates 20 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
- USS Nitze Interdicts Millions in Drugs
- Coast Guard Accepts Newest Fast Response Cutter
- Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Arrives to New Home on NAS Pensacola
- Coast Guard – The Creed
- USS Lassen, Embarked Coast Guard Team Recover Illegal Drugs in Caribbean
- Coast Guard Seizes 1,700 Pounds of Cocaine Off Central-America
- Coast Guard Commissions Two New National Security Cutters in Hawaii
- DHS and Coast Guard Launch Rescue Challenge For Boater Safety
- Coast Guard Cadets Redesign Helicopter Rescue Basket
National Guard News
National Guard Will Support Election in Multiple States - NOVEMBER 4, 2020 – At the request of their governors, Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard are assisting at polling stations, providing cyber support and conducting logistical missions for the Nov. 3 election. The National Guard has a long-standing tradition of providing electoral support to state and local authorities. This year, concerns about COVID-19 […]More News
- Cal Guard Tackles Largest Wildfires in California History
- Guard Continues Cybersecurity Mission to Protect Elections
- 2020 National Guard Marathon Team Time Trials Held
- Tennessee Guard prepares for Hurricane Sally
- Guardsmen Serve Throughout Nation, World
- CA Guard Rescues Nearly 400 Stranded by Creek Fire
- Mattis Swears in New Guard Member in Marine2Guard Program
- First Female to Command Missouri National Guard’s Infantry Rifle Unit
- Army Guard Aviators Modernize with Newest High-Tech Aircraft
- ANG Welcomes Next Director During Pentagon Ceremony