JUNE 20, 2025 - The 11th annual Bersama Warrior exercise began here with an opening ceremony June 17 with keynote addresses from Malaysian Lt. Gen. Dato’ Zahani Bin Hj Zainal Abidin and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Ake. Bersama Warrior is an annual, bilateral joint exercise sponsored by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and hosted by the Malaysian Armed Forces. The exercise … [Read more...]
USS Mount Whitney Hosts DV Day
JUNE 20, 2025 – U.S. and NATO flag and general officers gathered for a Distinguished Visitor (DV) Day as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25 aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 17. U.S. Navy Vice Adm. J.T. Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, welcomed Vice Adm. Didier Maleterre, deputy commander of Allied Maritime … [Read more...]
DoD Will Pass Audit by 2028
JUNE 20, 2025 - The Marine Corps has already passed a financial audit, and the Defense Department has until 2028 to do the same, the department's comptroller said during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. "The first day we came in, [the audit] was one of the first topics the secretary and I discussed, and he actually just put out a memo with … [Read more...]
Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology
JUNE 19, 2025 - The future of Army flight medicine has been driving across the country in a shipping container for the past year. The Future Medical Evacuation (medevac) Cabin Technical Demonstrator (FMC-TD) is a 20-foot mockup of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) medevac patient handling system that allows Army flight medics to participate in a Special User … [Read more...]
Cadets Build Poise Through Adversity
JUNE 19, 2025 - The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” describes the experience of West Point cadets, who have built on their strengths and leadership abilities through summer training. During Cadet Field Training, members of the Class of 2028 faced various levels of situational fears as they navigated the Marne Confidence Course and the Water Confidence … [Read more...]