FEBRUARY 4, 2026 - A technical assistance and advisory team assigned to Blount Island Command, Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, issued thousands of items to II Marine Expeditionary Force during a two-week cave draw in late January, marking a key step in unit preparations for Exercise Cold Response 26. Marines preparing for the … [Read more...]
Brothers Commission as Naval Flight Officers
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 - Standing side by side at their Officer Candidate School graduation, brothers Zachary and Samuel Melvin, now Navy ensigns, marked the culmination of two very different journeys that converged at the same moment: commissioning as officers in the same class and earning selection as naval flight officers. For the Melvin brothers, the milestone represented more … [Read more...]
American Red Cross Gives Life-Saving Training
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 - When Senior Airman Hannah Lillund heard her neighbors screaming for help last year, her training took over. Because of that, an infant is alive today. Lillund’s quick actions to clear baby Eumi’s airway became a powerful reminder across the Kaiserslautern Military Community that these skills can make a huge difference in the lives of those around us. For … [Read more...]
Critical Airfields Stayed Open During Snowstorms
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 — As historic winter storm “Fern” shut down commercial aviation across the National Capital Region, one runway remained mission ready. While surrounding airports went dark, the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, airfield continued operations, sustained by a deliberate surge of Air Mobility Command manpower and equipment that reinforced one of the nation’s most … [Read more...]
Guard Responds to Back-to-Back Weather Events
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 – More than 420 Virginia National Guard personnel responded to two winter weather events in the span of a week, staging and answering calls for assistance from regional emergency managers Jan. 23 - Feb. 1, in locations across Virginia. Beginning Jan. 23, about 300 Virginia National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force staged in … [Read more...]