FEBRUARY 3, 2025 — The Georgia Army National Guard’s Marietta-based 78th Troop Command hosted their 2025 Best Warrior Competition Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025. A series of events, such as the Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons qualification, land navigation and combat water survival training, took place over 60 hours and rigorously assessed the competitors' combat effectiveness and … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2025
Army Identifies 3rd Soldier in Helicopter Crash
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - At the request of and in coordination with the family, the Army is releasing the name of the third Soldier who died while performing a training mission near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, North Carolina, served as an aviation officer (15A) in the regular Army from July 2019 to January 2025. She has … [Read more...]
Air Force Kicks Off Roadshow
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - Air Force senior leaders conducted one of their first stops of a recently launched roadshow at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Jan. 24, to prepare Airmen as the service transitions into Combat Wings, Air Base Wings and Institutional Wings as part of the ongoing U.S. Air Force reoptimization. This structural change increases the ability for commanders to … [Read more...]
Marines Arrive at Guantanamo Bay Migrant Operations Center
FEBRUARY 2, 2025 - Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prepare to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Also, friends and family members said farewell to 111 soldiers of the New York National Guard's 206th Military Police Company, Jan. 25, 2025, as they prepared to deploy to … [Read more...]
DoD Ends Identity Months
JANUARY 31, 2025 - Guidance from the Secretary of Defense: "Identity Months Dead at DoD" Our unity and purpose are instrumental to meeting the Department's warfighting mission. Efforts to divide the force – to put one group ahead of another – erode camaraderie and threaten mission execution. Going forward, DoD Components and Military Departments will not use official … [Read more...]