JANUARY 27, 2022 - The Navy issued updated Standardized Operational Guidance (SOG) Jan. 15 with measures to help fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The latest SOG version 5.0 reinforces the need to protect the health of individuals and units while preserving operational readiness. Although the guidance is predominantly focused on the shipboard environment, it applies to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Soldier-Athletes Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
JANUARY 26, 2022 — Four Soldier-athletes assigned to the World Class Athlete Program have been selected to Team USA in their respective sports to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. In Nordic Combined, Spc. Jasper Good, a Motor Transport Operator from Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and Spc. Benjamin Loomis, a Motor Transport Operator from Eau Claire, … [Read more...]
Multinational Exercise Allied Spirit 22 Begins in Germany
JANUARY 26, 2022 — Exercise Allied Spirit 22 kicked off in earnest Jan. 21, as Soldiers transitioned into the force-on-force phase at 7th Army Training Command’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany. Approximately 5,200 soldiers from 15 nations are participating in the long-planned exercise from Jan. 21 to Feb. 5. Allied Spirit 22 is a U.S. Army … [Read more...]
USS Sampson Delivers Aid to Tonga After Volcano, Tsunami
JANUARY 26, 2022 – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), is underway, Jan. 25, supporting the disaster relief efforts in Tonga following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in the country. Sampson, a U.S. Navy destroyer, along with its embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopters assigned to the "Scorpions" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) … [Read more...]
Additional Security Assistance Headed to Ukraine
Airman 1st Class Stephen Knotts, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services apprentice, drives a cargo loader with palletized ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 24, 2022. Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $5.4 billion in total assistance to Ukraine, including … [Read more...]