U.S. Army Capt. Colby Davis, the commander of the 130th Engineer Support Company explains the planning phases of construction projects to engineer officers of the Djibouti Armed Forces (DAF) at Camp Dodge, Iowa on May 15, 2024. The DAF visited the Kentucky Army National Guard's 206th Engineer Battalion's annual training to learn ideas on how to set up battalion level engineer … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2024
Marines Test New Missile
JUNE 28, 2024 – The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sank a moving training target vessel during an expeditionary strike exercise in the Philippine Sea, Wednesday 26, June. An AH-1Z Viper, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 Reinforced, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fired a live AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), striking a towed moving training … [Read more...]
Navy Conducts Climate Action Exercise With Caribbean Partners
JUNE 28, 2024 - The Navy conducted a tabletop exercise alongside Caribbean partner nations to explore ways to enhance climate readiness and resilience throughout the region. The two-day event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, marked the third in a series of exercises held in recent years designed to validate the Navy's Climate Action 2030 strategy. Participants addressed many … [Read more...]
NATO Worksite Starts Receiving Armored Vehicles
JUNE 28, 2024 - The newest, most modern prepositioned stocks worksite in the world, officially named the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, began receiving the first batch of equipment June 27 by rail. When all the APS-2 is fully in place, the new worksite will outfit an entire modernized armored brigade combat team. The receipt of 14 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks … [Read more...]
U.S. Collaborates With Indo-Pacific Partners on Defense Industrial Base
U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members work side by side to build munitions during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2024. CAPEX provided participants with realistic readiness training in an around-the-clock combat air power production scenario, ensuring Pacific Air Forces and its allies remain prepared to defend … [Read more...]