AUGUST 28, 2018 - Austin, TX - In empty office space on the 19th floor of a University of Texas System building here, Friday, the Army unveiled the location for the headquarters of its new Futures Command, which has the monumental task of modernizing the service's future force. For the first time, the Army will place a major command within an urban setting instead of on a … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2018
National Guard Integral To DoD Effort To Build Lethality, Alliances
AUGUST 27, 2018 - Enhancing lethality and restoring readiness is at the heart of the National Security Strategy and the National Guard is an integral part of that strategy, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told the National Guard Association of the United States on Saturday. The secretary spoke in New Orleans to the 140th General Conference of the group. The secretary … [Read more...]
DoD Mourns Death of Senator John S. McCain
AUGUST 26, 2018 - United States senator and retired Navy Capt. John S. McCain died yesterday in Arizona after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. McCain chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee, but it was his life of service and his heroism in Vietnam that inscribed his name in the hearts of service members everywhere. “We have lost a man who steadfastly represented … [Read more...]
Senior Enlisted Leaders Learn Threats, Challenges of Southwest Border Firsthand
AUGUST 24, 2018, Tucson, AZ - Command senior enlisted leaders, led by Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled the U.S.-Mexico border last week to learn about the threats and challenges that affect the nation stemming from drug trafficking, human trafficking and other cartels. Troxell and his … [Read more...]
Hawaii Braces as Hurricane Lane Threatens
AUGUST 24, 2018 - The Hawaii National Guard and active-duty military personnel are standing by in case they are needed as Hurricane Lane approaches the island state, National Guard Bureau officials said here today. As the Category 4 storm approaches, Hawaii Gov. David Ige is telling state residents to take the storm seriously. The Navy has moved ships from the state, and … [Read more...]