BUFFALO, N.Y. - September 18, 2015 - Reconnaissance is all about stealth and sometimes stealth means getting wet. Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment found that out firsthand as they trained on Lake Erie, testing their ability to insert scouts with the inflatable F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, more commonly … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Carter Honors 3 Who Stopped Gunman on Paris-Bound Train
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 18, 2015) -- On Aug. 21, three childhood friends were on a train bound for Paris when they heard a gunshot. Amidst screams and commotion, they quickly focused on a man wielding an AK-47, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. The secretary thanked Spc. Alek Skarlatos, Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler for their valor during a … [Read more...]
2015 Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Schedule, Speaker Lineup
Marine Corps Base Quantico - September 18, 2015 -- The 2015 Modern Day Marine Military Expo will focus on enhanced capabilities for expeditionary forces and will be hosted at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 22 - 24. This year marks the 23rd consecutive year the show has staged at MCB, Quantico and the 10th year at Lejeune Field, the main parade deck aboard MCB, … [Read more...]
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Searches for the Missing
SEMBACH, Germany, September 18, 2015 — September 1 marked the 76th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, which led Britain and France to declare war against Germany, setting off World War II. During the period from 1939 to 1945, approximately 400,000 U.S. service members lost their lives. Many of those troops were brought home to be buried in the United States, … [Read more...]
Designs Submitted For Long Range Strike Bomber
September 18, 2015, by D.M. McCauley - With the integration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter well underway, the U.S. Military has turned its eyes toward the next big avionic project: the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB). With competing designs submitted from the defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. and the one-two punch of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co., the future of … [Read more...]