The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial celebrates its 55th year May 4. It is located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It contains 344 names of fallen and past EOD technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.) MAY 7, 2024 - Dressed in the bright whites, deep blues and dense blacks of their service uniforms, Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers returned … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2024
SpaceCom Attends NATO’s First Space Symposium
MAY 7, 2024 - Lt. Gen. Thomas James, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, and Royal Air Force Air Commodore Darren Whiteley, USSPACECOM Strategy, Policy and Plans deputy director, represented the command at the inaugural NATO Space Symposium in Toulouse, France, April 29-30. The goal of the symposium, hosted by the NATO Headquarters International Military Staff and Allied … [Read more...]
DoD Continues Work on Temporary Pier for Gaza
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) and Sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility (RRDF), or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza in support of Operation Neptune Solace, April 26, 2024. The temporary pier will assist the United States Agency for International Development in the … [Read more...]
Guard Donates C-130H to Ecuadorian Air Force
Members of the Ecuadorian Air Force salute during a ceremony welcoming the arrival of a C-130H Hercules to the Ecuadorian Air Force in Latacunga, Ecuador, March 25, 2024. The ceremony, which included top Ecuadorian military and civilian leaders, marked a new milestone in Ecuador’s participation in the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, which has paired Ecuador and … [Read more...]
Navy Beats Army in Annual Best Warrior Competition
MAY 6, 2024 – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael O’Connell took first place in the noncommissioned officer category at this year’s U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, April 2024. O’Connell, a special operations independent duty corpsman and instructor with the Naval Special Operations … [Read more...]