JANUARY 10, 2023 - While the battle lines between the Russian invaders and Ukrainian defenders have not shifted much, fighting in the Donbas region has been savage, a senior military official said today. The fighting around the Bakhmut sector in the Donetsk region has obliterated the area with tens of thousands of artillery rounds impacting throughout the area. The … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Marine Air-Ground Task Force At Its Finest
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to take-off prior to conducting a simulated raid during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 20, 2022. The raid was the culminating MAGTF mission for the … [Read more...]
National Guard Trains With State Civilian Agencies
A Blackhawk from the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the Tennessee National Guard hovers while medics prepare to descend during the SAREX 23 in Pickett State Park near Jamestown, TN Jan. 7, 2023. The group worked on tracking, locating, and evacuating missing persons as part of a training exercise with other military and civilian agencies to strengthen partnerships in a … [Read more...]
Air Force Adopts Instructor Enrichment Program for Aircrew
Maj. Dustin Suire, right, 436th Operations Group C-5M Super Galaxy standardization and evaluation chief, explains the cargo capabilities of a C-5 to Maj. Andrew Schweickert, 436th OG C-17 Globemaster III standardization and evaluation chief, before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 22, 2022. Schweickert, originally a C-17 pilot, was the first … [Read more...]
Future Soldier Preparatory Course to Expand
JANUARY 9, 2023 - Based on the initial success of the Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot at Fort Jackson, S.C., the Army will expand the course in January 2023 to help increase the quality of individuals entering basic training and provide additional opportunities to serve in our all-volunteer force. The pilot program stood up in August 2022 to help America’s youth … [Read more...]