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USS Stout Breaks Record As It Departs US 5th Fleet - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 – The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) breaks a Navy record as it completes a nearly seven month deployment in the U.S.5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), Sept. 28. As part of Destroyer Squadron Two Six under the Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) Carrier Strike Group, Stout remained in theater when the […]More News
- Marine Corps Will Start Fielding Amphibious Combat Vehicle
- Army’s New Fabric Will Enhance Cybersecurity, Subzero Weather Durability
- B-1B Integrated Battle Station Modification Completed
- Under Secretary of the Navy Meets With NATO Allies
- New High Expansion Foam System Protects Air Force Assets
- Marine Corps Leaders Visit JLTV Demonstration
- U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black Joins the Fleet
- 2020 National Guard Marathon Team Time Trials Held
- Air Force Continues Combat Patient Evac
- First F-35B Deployment Aboard Partner Nation Vessel
Army News
Army’s New Fabric Will Enhance Cybersecurity, Subzero Weather Durability - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 – The Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or CCDC SC, is working with industry to develop a new shelter fabric that will increase durability in subzero conditions and provide electromagnetic, or EM, shielding. The EM shielding will prevent the detection of EM emissions that are generated within a Command Post shelter […]More News
- Army Seeks Funding to Modernize Ammo Manufacturing Capabilities
- Army-Funded Research May Enable Drones to Run On Any Type of Fuel
- Marine Corps Fields First New Service Pistol in 35 Years
- Fort Campbell Schools Celebrate Successful Opening
- Army Reserve Welcomes Incoming Soldiers Amid Virus Restrictions
- Medevac Officer Looks to Help Army One Invention at a Time
- Army Leading Effort to Produce 3D-Printed Test Swabs
- Army Courses Teach the Ropes of Military Mountaineering
- Future Autonomous Machines May Build Trust Through Emotion
- President Awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for Hostage Rescue
USS Stout Breaks Record As It Departs US 5th Fleet - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 – The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) breaks a Navy record as it completes a nearly seven month deployment in the U.S.5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), Sept. 28. As part of Destroyer Squadron Two Six under the Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) Carrier Strike Group, Stout remained in theater when the […]More News
- Under Secretary of the Navy Meets With NATO Allies
- U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black Joins the Fleet
- Being Prepared for PCS – Know Your New Hazards
- Navy Releases Records Related to Loss of USS Thresher
- USS Kidd Completes Counternarcotics Deployment
- Naval Medical Officer Among NCAA Top 30 Woman of the Year Honorees
- Navy Researchers Use Advanced Radar to Hear Moving Targets
- Navy Launches Development of ‘Large Unmanned Surface Vessels’
- Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Newport
- Future Operators Take Up Cyberwarfare Summer Internship
Air Force News
B-1B Integrated Battle Station Modification Completed - SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 – An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed this month. The IBS was developed as three separate modifications: Fully Integrated Data Link, […]More News
- New High Expansion Foam System Protects Air Force Assets
- Air Force Continues Combat Patient Evac
- Future Cyber Defenders Graduate to Shape Total U.S. Air Force
- Airmen Test Dropping Blood from Aircraft
- Kingsley Field Firefighters Save Local Homes From Catastrophic Fire
- Air Force Transitions to the Next Generation KC-46A
- Air Force Awards $7.4 Billion MQ-9 Reaper Contract
- Air Force Pushes Fitness Testing to January 1st
- Keesler AFB Issues Trainee Uniforms for First Time
- Air Force to Survey Members on Interpersonal Violence
Marine News
Marine Corps Will Start Fielding Amphibious Combat Vehicle - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 – Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—Marines will soon start receiving the long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new ACV, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. “This is truly a significant moment, given the many years the Marine Corps […]More News
- Marine Corps Leaders Visit JLTV Demonstration
- First F-35B Deployment Aboard Partner Nation Vessel
- Marine Corps Fields First New Service Pistol in 35 Years
- Corps’ ‘Monster Machine’ Reaches Full-Rate Production
- Marines Increase Unit Readiness with Small Unmanned Aircraft System
- Marines Join Slink Fire Battle
- Mattis Swears in New Guard Member in Marine2Guard Program
- Future Operators Take Up Cyberwarfare Summer Internship
- Marine Installations Do Their Part During California’s Flex Alert
- Marine Corps to Build Innovative Wargaming Center
Coast Guard News
USS Nitze Interdicts Millions in Drugs - AUGUST 20, 2020 – The Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 82 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 2,961 pounds of suspected marijuana, July 29. While on routine patrol, the go-fast vessel (GFV) was spotted and Nitze was vectored in for a long-range intercept. […]More News
- 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
- Coast Guard Decommissions 9th High Endurance Cutter After Nearly 50 Years
- U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: Celebrating 75 Years of Dedicated Service
National Guard News
2020 National Guard Marathon Team Time Trials Held - SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 – National Guard athletes from 34 states and territories competed for spots on the elite All-Guard Marathon Team during the National Guard Marathon Time Trials at the Omaha Marathon Sept. 20. For 36 years, the Lincoln Marathon and Half Marathon in Nebraska have also served as the National Guard Marathon – the […]More News
- 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
- Army National Guard to Realign Into Eight Divisions
- Guardsmen Go to New Heights for Jump Training
- New Jersey National Guard Supports Primary Election in Historic First