SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - The Defense Department's Spirit of Hope Award was awarded to six people and a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families during a Pentagon ceremony last week. The award is presented annually to recipients who epitomize the values of comedian Bob Hope: duty, honor, courage, loyalty, commitment, integrity and selfless dedication. … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2023
Get Your Updated COVID-19 Vaccine With TRICARE
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 – Protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines are now available for people ages 6 months and older. “Getting the updated vaccine can enhance your protection against the COVID-19 variants currently responsible for most infections and increasing hospitalizations in the United States,” said Capt. John … [Read more...]
Biden Announces More Security Assistance for Ukraine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - As President Biden just announced, the Department of Defense is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-seventh tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This package includes additional … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Compete in Finnish Sniper Championship
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the Finnish Sniper Championship HÄYHÄ 2023. Sgt. Gavin Asbury and Staff Sgts. Matthew Dawson and Joshua Johnson made up one of 26 teams to participate in the Aug. 25-27 competition, which focused on basic sniper … [Read more...]
Engineer Unit Executes Tank Wet Gap Crossing
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - Soldiers with the 497th Multi-Role Brigade Company (MRBC) executed training that marked the first time an M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tank crossed a bridged obstacle at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Sept. 20, 2023. The training, called a wet gap crossing, required Soldiers to deploy a series of boats and bridges into a body of water while maneuvering them, with … [Read more...]