NOVEMBER 3, 2025 – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 is currently deployed to Antarctica as of October 5, 2025, in support of OPERATION DEEP FREEZE, continuing their crucial support for the National Science Foundation (NSF). This deployment advances the multi-phased construction of a new, longer-term loading and offloading infrastructure solution at McMurdo … [Read more...]
TRICARE Open Season 2025
NOVEMBER 3, 2025 - Have you ever wondered about the differences between the various TRICARE plans? With TRICARE Open Season 2025 right around the corner, now is a perfect time to learn about TRICARE’s wide range of coverage options. Knowing the differences will ensure the right coverage for you and your family members. “There are some differences in the types of plans … [Read more...]
US Drone Observes Aid Truck Looted by Hamas
NOVEMBER 3, 2025 – On Oct. 31, the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) observed suspected Hamas operatives looting an aid truck traveling as part of a humanitarian convoy delivering needed assistance from international partners to Gazans in northern Khan Younis. The coordination center was alerted through video surveillance from a U.S. MQ-9 aerial drone flying … [Read more...]
Training, Trust and the Bond Behind the Badge
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...]
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...]