AUGUST 30, 2024 –On Aug. 28, 2024, more than 3000 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team “STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) finished their second rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in eight months. However, the beginning of the exercise was transformative and historic. The 2MBCT conducted a “large-scale, long-range” air assault … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2024
Austin Praises Poland’s Commitment to Ukraine
AUGUST 30, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine's defense as he met today with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon. Austin noted Poland's continued contribution to the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group as the lead nation overseeing the armor and … [Read more...]
Second Annual ARROW Held at Camp Guernsey
AUGUST 30, 2024 - The second annual Advanced Recapture Recovery Operational Warfighter exercise successfully took place at Camp Guernsey, Aug. 5-23. Convoy Response Force teams from F.E. Warren Air Force Base; Minot AFB, North Dakota; and Malmstrom AFB, Montana, had the opportunity to train and execute asset protection procedures. Last year, CRF teams successfully … [Read more...]
Navy to Celebrate Semiquincentennial in NYC
AUGUST 30, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on August 29th that the Navy and the City of New York will host International Naval Review 250 (INR 250) from July 3rd through July 8th in 2026, “There’s no better place to celebrate 250 years of American history than in New York City’s harbor,” said New York City Mayor Eric … [Read more...]
DoD Will Support Homeland During Presidential Campaigns
AUGUST 30, 2024 - The Defense Department has approved a request by the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to the Secret Service for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates during the 2024 campaigns through Inauguration Day 2025, the deputy pentagon press secretary said today. "The secretary of defense approved the request and directed the … [Read more...]