AUGUST 19, 2025 – More than 20 cadets assigned to the Puerto Rico Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) graduated Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Aug. 6, 2025. Basic Camp is a 30-day training that introduces cadets to the Army, building leadership and critical thinking skills through hands-on tasks while reinforcing the Warrior Ethos and Army Values. “I was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2025
Navy Seizes Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine
AUGUST 19, 2025 - A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel and seized approximately 1,296 pounds of cocaine in international waters Aug. 11. Sampson, operating in a known drug trafficking corridor, identified a suspicious vessel … [Read more...]
Navy Student Earns Spot on Elite Pistol Team
AUGUST 19, 2025 — Precision, perseverance, and pride in tradition define U.S. Navy Lt. Jacob Berry’s path to the 2025 U.S. Navy Pistol Team. Currently working toward a master’s degree in electronic systems engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Berry recently earned second place in the Pacific Fleet Pistol Championship and secured a spot on the Navy’s elite … [Read more...]
Guard Making D.C. Safe Again
U.S. Airmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force continue to patrol in Washington D.C., August 16, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC to support the DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce. These National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management, perimeter control, logistics and communications in support … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Rescues 4 Children From Rock
AUGUST 19, 2025 – Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City rescued four children who were stranded on a rock on Lake Superior near the Black Beach Trailhead in Silver Bay, Minnesota on Aug. 17, 2025. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes received a request for helicopter assistance at approximately 9 p.m., from Lake County, Minnesota, reporting that the individuals were … [Read more...]