AUGUST 15, 2024 – Thirty-four New York Army National Guard engineers from across the state spent August 10 testing their engineering equipment skills, during the 204th Engineer Battalion’s Fourth Annual Engineer Rodeo. Soldiers from the battalion’s three companies and the headquarters company tested their ability to load gravel into a dump truck, pilot a skid steer, load a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Integrated Deterrence Is Key to Future Conflicts
AUGUST 15, 2024 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., today explained how incorporating the concept of integrated deterrence — the Defense Department's planning, coordinating and operating with all government agencies, as well as allies and partners — is key to meeting the challenges of an increasingly complex strategic environment. Brown … [Read more...]
Navy Observes Navajo Code Talker Day
AUGUST 15, 2024 - As the United States observes National Navajo Code Talkers Day on August 14, a significant moment of remembrance and tribute unfolds at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic. In a quiet office at NIWC Atlantic’s headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina, Mathew Daugomah immerses himself in his work as a software engineer, developing critical … [Read more...]
Soldiers Assemble for Norwegian Foot March
AUGUST 15, 2024 — From as far out as Romania to Estonia, Soldiers who support NATO missions across NATO’s eastern flank arrived at the 33 Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (33rd Air Transport Base) of the Polish Air Force to conduct the 30 km (18.6 miles) Norwegian Foot March. The march was first held in 1915 as a test of marching endurance for soldiers in the Norwegian Army, … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Acquires Private Icebreaker
AUGUST 15, 2024 – The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S. registered ship originally built to serve as an Arctic oil-exploration support vessel, which has an icebreaking capability sufficient to serve as a Coast Guard medium polar icebreaker, following modification. The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will homeport the commercially procured icebreaker in … [Read more...]