JULY 28, 2022 - Dover Air Force Base participated in Operation Viking, the largest Army Reserve brigade deployment exercise to date, at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 18-20. Operation Viking was a high-intensity joint service exercise that consisted of range training, mission-essential civil affairs training and ambitious airborne operations. The exercise relied on … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
Allied Navies Sink 2nd Ship Off Kauai
JULY 28, 2022 – Multinational partners conducted a multi-domain sinking exercise (SINKEX) in the Hawaiian Islands operating area as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 Friday, July 22. Air, land, and sea units from Japan and the U.S. sank the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship ex-USS Denver (LPD 9) in waters more than 15,000 feet deep and over 50 … [Read more...]
Rededicated Korean War Memorial Lists Names of Fallen
JULY 28, 2022 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was rededicated today with a new feature: a "Wall of Remembrance" that features the names of the more than 43,000 U.S. service members and Korean augmentees to the U.S. Army who were killed during the war. "Today … we commemorate the sacrifice of those Americans and Koreans who bravely fought together, side-by-side to defend … [Read more...]
Army to Switch All Soldiers to Semimonthly Pay
JULY 27, 2022 - In an effort to prepare Soldiers to move to its new Integrated Pay and Personnel System – Army, the U.S. Army is mandating all Soldiers on long-term active duty orders be paid on a semimonthly schedule, starting Oct 1. The vast majority of the Army’s Soldiers on active duty orders of more than 30 days, either in the active or reserve components, get paid … [Read more...]
Navy Releases Navigation Plan 2022
JULY 27, 2022 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday released Navigation Plan 2022 to the Fleet, July 26. This Navigation Plan builds upon NAVPLAN 2021, further outlining how the U.S. Navy will build, maintain, train, and equip a dominant naval force to strengthen strategic partnerships, deter conflict, and if called upon, help win the Nation’s wars. "The seas … [Read more...]