FEBRUARY 25, 2026 – Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. 2nd Fleet, and U.S. 4th Fleet gathered at the Navy Warfare Development Center for exercise MAKO Challenge 2026, held from Feb. 19-22. MAKO Challenge is an annual training event designed to provide Reserve Sailors with a laboratory-like hands-on experience of fighting from a Maritime Operations … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Rescue Hiker in Great Smoky Mountains
FEBRUARY 25, 2026 – A flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued a hiker suffering from severe cold-weather injuries Feb. 24 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified of an injured hiker needing medical … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Interdicts Multiple Suspected Smuggling Vessels
FEBRUARY 25, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security partner agencies, supported by the U.S. Navy, interdicted five suspected maritime smuggling vessels and apprehended 62 aliens during coordinated operations south of San Clemente Island, Saturday. At approximately 12:30 p.m., watchstanders at the Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center … [Read more...]
Beneath Norway’s Mountains
FEBRUARY 25, 2026 - The ability to rapidly mobilize forces has shaped the outcomes of conflicts since the very beginning. During the opening stages of World War I, Germany’s war plans assumed that Russia would require months to mobilize its military. Instead, Russia mobilized faster than expected, forcing Germany to divert troops, weakening its advance against France and … [Read more...]
First-Person View of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
FEBRUARY 25, 2026 — The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) is revolutionizing how ground forces employ unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through specialized UAS operators with 6th Squadron (6th Sqn.), 8th Cavalry Regiment (8th Cav. Regt.), 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2nd ABCT), 3rd ID, which officials say is critical to winning on the modern battlefield. The … [Read more...]