April 27, 2017, by Hannah Whittenly - Military deployment is a trying time for every family. It takes an emotional toll on the individuals involved that is unlike anything else. The families are obviously worried about their deploying service member. They are about to enter harm's way to do a dangerous job. However, the service member also has anxiety about how their family … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Marines with SPMAGTF-SC Learn Modern Three-Dimensional Printing Fundamentals
APRIL 26, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command learned three-dimensional printing fundamentals with General Support Maintenance Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 19-20, … [Read more...]
Exercise Cyber Shield 2017 Gets Underway
APRIL 26, 2017 - Exercise Cyber Shield 2017 got underway this week at Camp W.G. Williams, Utah. The exercise is an Army National Guard defensive cyberspace operations exercise with approximately 800 members of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and representatives of state and federal government agencies, industry partners and academia taking part. The … [Read more...]
Operation Patriot Sands: U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard Joint Airlift Exercise
APRIL 26, 2017 - Mobility is a critical aspect of every military organization. For the Coast Guard, effective mobility is the capability to surge people, boats, and equipment on short notice to an area of need. In cases of natural disasters or other catastrophic incidents, the surge of assets must be accomplished quickly in order to save lives and property. To prepare for … [Read more...]
F.E. Warren Tests Minuteman III Missile With Launch From Vandenberg
APRIL 26, 2017, VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) - A combined team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single test re-entry vehicle April 26, 2017, from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The missile used in GT220 launched in the early hours of the morning with a launch command … [Read more...]