SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — Soldiers from across III Armored Corps raced to the Texas Motor Speedway Sept. 23- 25 to partner with the Dallas Recruiting Battalion to share the benefits of Army life with the public during the NASCAR playoff weekend. Troops from Fort Hood and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, traveled hundreds of miles to set up interactive displays with various types of military … [Read more...]
Defense Chief Meets With High School Seniors
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 - Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, met with high school seniors from Fairport High School, Fairport, New York today to discuss his role as the Department of Defense's policy head and to engage in national security dialogue with the students as part of a class assignment. The questions were direct and strategic in nature. Student … [Read more...]
Marines Launch Major Bilateral Exercises
U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. … [Read more...]
USS Gerald R. Ford to Depart on First Deployment
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — The Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will deploy and operate alongside a coalition of allied forces together in the Atlantic area of operations, Monday, October 3. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) and their first operational deployment will include air, maritime, and … [Read more...]
Thousands of Guardsmen Supporting Hurricane Ian Response
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — More than 5,000 National Guardsmen from multiple states are positioned across southwest and central Florida to help communities devastated by Hurricane Ian. Florida Guardsmen and others from Louisiana, New York and Tennessee — with more on the way from Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia — are standing by to provide direct support … [Read more...]