AUGUST 12, 2021 – The 361st and 310th Multi-Role Bridge Companies (MRBC) under the 926th Engineer Brigade joined the South Carolina National Guard’s 125th MRBC at Fort Stewart last month in a breathtaking display of bridge creation so large military vehicles can cross a lake. Army engineers call the operation a Wet Gap Crossing. Engineer Soldiers secure and control an area … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
Sensors Pinpointing Missile Threats Worldwide Are Critical Capability
AUGUST 12, 2021 - Detection of missile threats on a global scale is perhaps the number one capability needed by the Defense Department because if a missile cannot be identified, it can't be destroyed, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said. "I would like to have overhead sensors that see everything, characterize everything that goes on on this planet, from a … [Read more...]
Marine To Receive Navy Cross
AUGUST 12, 2021 - Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Jones, a critical skills operator with 2d Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, will be awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions while deployed to Iraq on 8 March 2020. The award will be presented to Jones during a ceremony at the Marine Forces Special Operations Command headquarters aboard Marine … [Read more...]
Air Force Gaming Season 2 Promotes Competitive Excellence
AUGUST 12, 2021 - The Department of Air Force Gaming League is back for another season with more games and prizes while expanding the community to include Air Force veterans and wounded warriors. After an inaugural season, in which more than 15,000 active duty Airmen and Guardians competed, the Air Force Services Center is rolling out several initiatives to expand its … [Read more...]
Security Situation In Afghanistan Is Deteriorating
AUGUST 12, 2021 - The security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, Pentagon officials said, and U.S. officials are monitoring the situation in the country. News reports indicate more provincial capitals in the country have fallen to the Taliban, and Mazar-i Sharif, a key provincial capital in the north of the country, is under Taliban attack. "Our focus, right now, … [Read more...]