OCTOBER 31, 2025 - On a cold day in November, the wind cut across the suburban street like a whisper of warning. Cold and sharp, it swept through the fences and trees, rustling loose leaves like dry bones. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Phillips, a military working dog handler with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, held the leash loosely in his … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2025
Training the Military Working Dogs
OCTOBER 31, 2025 - Inside numerous walls, behind multiple doors, and protected by layers of various security measures, sits $3.5 million worth of seized narcotics from the Drug Enforcement Administration, stored in the Joint Military Working Dog Laboratory (JMWDL), within the Forensic Toxicology department of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES). Here, four … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Responds to Oil Spill Near Galveston
OCTOBER 30, 2025 — The Coast Guard along with the Texas General Land Office is responding to an oil discharge which occurred near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at approximately 9:50 p.m. reporting a discharge of fuel oil spilled by a vessel near Pier 32 at the Port of Galveston following an allision with the … [Read more...]
U.S. to Modernize Harbor in Palau
OCTOBER 30, 2025 - U.S. military and Republic of Palau government representatives hosted a public meeting at Koror State Constitution Hall, Oct. 29, to share information about the Malakal Port and Harbor Improvement Project Environmental Impact Statement. The meeting aimed to inform the public that an EIS is being prepared for the proposed military construction project in … [Read more...]
Navy Completes Training in South China Sea
OCTOBER 30, 2025 – The U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces completed the 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 30, after five days of shore-based engagements in Bandar Seri Begawan and two days of sea-phase exercises in the South China Sea. CARAT Brunei is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S.-Bruneian interoperability … [Read more...]