APRIL 30, 2024 - Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part a multi-national training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May. The bulk of the New York National Guard Soldiers involved in the exercise are part of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment and will be training in Morocco in the second half of the month. The regiment is headquartered … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2024
Test Pilots Evaluate New Electric Aircraft
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander and instructor, Jim Mueller, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., prepare to taxi for an electric aircraft test flight April 22, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Geraghty and other Eglin test pilots flew the 80-horsepower 1000-pound Pipistrel Velis Electro over a three-week period to provide qualitative evaluations to … [Read more...]
Temporary Pier in Gaza to Be Operational in May
APRIL 30, 2024 - A temporary pier the Defense Department is constructing off the Gazan coast to deliver humanitarian aid is on track to establish initial operations soon, the Pentagon announced today. "We're scheduled on track to meet our goal of early May," said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh during a news media gathering. DOD originally announced its … [Read more...]
Navy Joins Forces with Army and Norway for Bridge Construction
APRIL 29, 2024 - In a display of international collaboration the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and maneuver across a medium girder bridge April 26-28 here testing joint mobility capabilities during DEFENDER 2024. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command is in … [Read more...]
Operating Jointly Provides Advantage Over Adversaries
APRIL 29, 2024 - The U.S. military is at its best when its separate branches are working together. That was the resonant message communicated by the vice chairmen of the U.S. armed forces' six branches during a panel discussion April 24 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. With a theme of "Preparing U.S. Military Forces for Competition … [Read more...]