MARCH 30, 2026 - Few have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Even fewer have been awarded two. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler was twice awarded the medal, the first for distinguished conduct during the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, April 22, 1914, when he was a major. Butler returned the medal to the Navy, believing his actions were not worthy of the nation's … [Read more...]
Tennessee Guardsmen Rescue Injured Hiker
MARCH 30, 2026 – A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a hiker who had a medical emergency March 25 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shortly after 3 p.m., the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified of an injured hiker who needed immediate medical assistance and … [Read more...]
Closing the Sensor-to-Shooter Gap
MARCH 30, 2026 - In an increasingly complex global landscape, the speed of decision-making on the battlefield is not just an advantage, it is the ultimate arbiter of victory. From March 3-20, Project Dynamis, the Marine Corps' engine for AI-enabled battle management, conducted its fifth iterative exercise concurrently across five sites coast-to-coast including Fort Carson, … [Read more...]
Cutter Stratton Returns After 3-Month Deployment
MARCH 30, 2026 – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their home port in Alameda, Monday after sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles and completing a 79-day patrol in the Caribbean. Stratton departed Alameda Jan. 4 and transited through the Panama Canal to support ongoing operations in the Caribbean, preventing the illicit trade of crude oil in … [Read more...]
Guard Helps Make Memphis Safe
MARCH 30, 2026 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, March 23, alongside President Donald J. Trump to join a roundtable discussion with leaders representing the Memphis Safe Task Force. The task force is a federal anti-crime intervention task force involving the National Guard and multiple federal agencies. "Prior to the deployment of the … [Read more...]