APRIL 30, 2025 - The landscape of modern defense is continuously evolving, which means the domain beneath the ocean's surface is becoming just as strategically significant as the skies above or the terrain below. Subsea missions, once the sole territory of elite submariners, are now broadening to include specialized units trained to operate from underwater habitats and … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2025
Community Supports Deployed Troops with Care Packages
APRIL 29, 2025 — U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Religious Support Office (RSO) and Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) have issued a call to the community to donate items to the Support Our Troops Care Package Drive, through Apr. 30. Collection boxes are available in the HHC conference room (building 200) and the garrison headquarters conference room (building … [Read more...]
Navy Hospital Ship to Visit Six Nations
NORFOLK, Va. — Military and civilian planners from the United States and six partner nations met this week in Norfolk, Va., to make final plans for the upcoming Continuing Promise 2025 deployment. U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy in support of Continuing Promise 2025, with the ship scheduled to conduct mission stops in Grenada, Panama, Colombia, … [Read more...]
The Resilience of Military Families
APRIL 29, 2025 - April marks the Department of Defense's annual observance of the Month of the Military Child, a time to recognize the unique challenges and enduring resilience of the children of military members. With over 1.6 million military children in the United States, these young individuals often navigate frequent relocations, parental deployments, and the complexities … [Read more...]
Cutter Calhoun Seizes Over $74 Million in Cocaine
APRIL 29, 2025 — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) seized approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $74 million in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12-13, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of an interdiction in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, and five suspected smugglers remain in U.S. custody pending prosecutorial … [Read more...]