MAY 3, 2023 - In response to a request from the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has approved a temporary increase in the number of service members supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the Southwest border. DOD will send 1,500 service members in response to the request, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2023
Travis Hosts Project Tuskegee, AIM Event
U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Garlow, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, gives opening remarks to high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets during a Project Tuskegee, Aviation Inspiration Mentorship event at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 28, 2023. More than 400 students from surrounding schools and universities attended the aviation-focused event where … [Read more...]
Army Innovators Prototype Deployable Microsensors Concept
MAY 2, 2023 - A team of innovators at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) have been working on an art-of-the-possible concept for a system of deployable chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) microsensors. This effort is part of a Center program called Warfighter Innovation Leveraging Expertise and … [Read more...]
National Guard Excels in Army Small Arms Championship
MAY 2, 2023 - Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country dominated the 2023 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships. The week-long competition in March brought together 260 shooters, including Soldiers and cadets from all components of the U.S. Army. Army National Guard, Active-Duty Army, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Military Academy and ROTC members … [Read more...]
Marines Conduct Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit utilize crowd control techniques during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) as part of Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) at Stone Bay, North Carolina, April 25, 2023. NEOs assist the U.S. Department of State with the evacuation of citizens and approved personnel from a foreign nation to an appropriate safe … [Read more...]