SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (July 23, 2015) - In a span of five days, they jumped from a helicopter into a lake, rappelled from a 100-foot tower, conducted urban warfare tactics, shot reflexive fire, air assaulted into a foot patrol, overcame an obstacle course, completed a day and a night land navigation course, swam through combat water survival training ... and they still … [Read more...]

CRANE, Ind. (July 23, 2015) - Crane Army Ammunition Activity, or CAAA, is supporting U.S. and coalition warfighters conducting airstrikes in Operation Inherent Resolve, the effort to eliminate threats posed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, and other terrorist groups in the region of Iraq and Syria, by being the primary facility for renovating the Navy's … [Read more...]

JULY 22, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force maintains its commitment to protect personal information from cyber threats by continuing efforts with the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management to assist those impacted by the recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data. OPM and an interagency response team, including … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2015) - "Russia is the only country on Earth that retains a nuclear capability to destroy the United States, so it's an existential threat," said Gen. Mark A. Milley, in response to a senator's question on the biggest military threat to the United States. Milley, who serves now as commander of Army Forces Command, addressed a Senate … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2015) - Up at 5 a.m., retired Staff Sgt. Matthew Bessler often speaks his first words of the day to his dog, Mike, who lives with him now in Powell, Wyoming, and who has deployed with him twice to Iraq. Bessler served as an Army Ranger and former Special Forces Engineer with the canine tactical team from 10th Special Forces Group … [Read more...]