U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Davis, a section sergeant with Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, fires the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (M3 MAAWS) during a new weapons fielding training event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 17, 2024. The live-fire exercise gives Soldiers an … [Read more...]
Timeless Traditions: Silent Drill Platoon’s Legacy
JANUARY 25, 2024 - "What do you do when you hit a goal?" asked Staff Sgt. Anthony Havens of his new Marines, January 22, 2024. "You set another one! This is just one milestone along your journey as a man and a Marine." For six weeks, the Marines standing before him on the snow-covered Annex field at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., competed for the opportunity to serve in … [Read more...]
Navy Launches Wi-Fi Pilot Program at Select Installations
JANUARY 25, 2024 - Free Wi-Fi is expected to provide Sailors access to virtual entertainment as well as online training and higher education courses without having to pay out of their own pockets. To determine if free Wi-Fi meets the needs and desires of Sailors residing in unaccompanied housing, the Navy is launching a pilot program at installations located in the Hampton … [Read more...]
DoD Awards $49 Million to Semiconductor Packaging Capabilities
JANUARY 25, 2024 - The Department of Defense announced today the award of two contracts totaling $49 million to revitalize advanced packaging capabilities and capacity for semiconductors used in defense applications. The awards were made through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program to Micross Components and the government of Osceola County, … [Read more...]
Air and Marine Synergy: Enhancing Combat Efficiency
JANUARY 24, 2024 - A Guardsmen from the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, attended a seven-week long Marine training course at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. Staff Sgt. Garrett Swanson, an air traffic control specialist, joined a Marine aviation combat squadron for the Weapons and Tactics … [Read more...]