Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 15, 2024 .(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) APRIL 16, 2024 - Last weekend, Iran and its proxy groups launched more than 300 airborne weapons at targets in Israel, but the U.S., Israeli and partner forces destroyed a significant portion of them … [Read more...]
Pentagon Arctic Policy Plays Critical Role in Region
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team … [Read more...]
Guard Military Police Soldiers End Guantanamo Mission
Members of HHC 117th MP BDE, Michigan National Guard, de-board the plane at the unit’s welcome home ceremony from their recent deployment to support Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay in Southern Command Area of Responsibility, Detroit, Mich, April 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Helen Miller APRIL 16, 2024 – The water spray arch of two Detroit Metro Airport … [Read more...]
Employing Technology to Increase Lethality
APRIL 16, 2024 – Marne Focus is an annual event designed to increase readiness and lethality across the 3rd Infantry Division. As battlefields change and emerging technology introducing new threats, 3rd ID partnered with the Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) to bring a new dynamic into their training– drone swarms. 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team got to experience … [Read more...]
Building the Eye in the Sky
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2 conduct familiarization training with an MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 11, 2024. Marines with VMUT-2 worked alongside civilian contractors to conduct familiarization training with VMUT-2’s first delivered and assembled MQ-9A Reaper … [Read more...]