OCTOBER 3, 2025 – Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines will join Panamanian security forces Oct. 9–29, 2025, for the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course, coordinated and led by Joint Security Cooperation Group - Panama, to build interoperability and strengthen regional security. Approximately 50 Marines arrived aboard a U.S. Air … [Read more...]
Guard Opens State-of-the-Art Indoor Firing Range
OCTOBER 3, 2025 - The Maryland Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed indoor small-arms training range at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, September 23, 2025. The $9.2 million project consists of 14 shooting lanes in the 11,560 square foot facility, which has screens to show individual shot placement. Shooters … [Read more...]
Blue Ridge Visits Busan, South Korea
OCTOBER 3, 2025 — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first time since 2020 that Blue Ridge has visited Busan. During this port visit, leadership … [Read more...]
Prevention Today for a Stronger Force Tomorrow
OCTOBER 3, 2025 — In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is emphasizing the importance of early detection, personalized risk assessments and accessible mammography services for eligible beneficiaries at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk. Col. Idongesit Ebeute, deputy commander for nursing at BJACH, said the … [Read more...]
Marines Bid Farewell to the Assault Amphibious Vehicle
OCTOBER 3, 2025 – The Assault Amphibious Vehicle was officially decommissioned during an AAV Sundown Ceremony at the Assault Amphibian School at Camp Pendelton, California, Sept. 26. The ceremony honored both the vehicle’s 53 years of service to the Marine Corps and the Marines and Sailors who served with it, while marking the transition to the Corps’ next amphibious … [Read more...]