AUGUST 27, 2024 – Service members and honorably discharged Veterans can enjoy free access to stream NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from their personal devices and computers through ShopMyExchange.com thanks to a collaboration with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal. The Paralympic Games take place from Aug. 28 to … [Read more...]
DoD Remains Postured to Support Israel
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 6, 2024) An Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) signals aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 6. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official … [Read more...]
This is What We’re Built For
Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, acting chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses attendees of the 146th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 24, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely) AUGUST 26, 2024 — In a time of global uncertainty, the National Guard’s top officer, serving in an acting … [Read more...]
Army Trains Iraqi Counterparts on Field Artillery
AUGUST 26, 2024 – Advise, assist, and enable, a key component of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve’s mission to enhance partner capacity in Iraq, was on full display this past month at the Task Force Redleg Artillery Course in western Iraq, July 14 - Aug. 1. During this time, the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery … [Read more...]
Observing Women’s Equality Day
AUGUST 26, 2024 – With the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, women were granted the right to vote, though it was a selective equality because most Black women remained disenfranchised under Jim Crow laws until nearly five decades later. “We must understand the past and know where we are today to forge our future path,” said Maj. Gen. Hope Rampy, … [Read more...]