NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – The Coast Guard announced Friday it exceeded its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) recruiting goals, achieving the highest accession numbers since 1991. The Coast Guard accessed 5,204 active-duty enlisted service members in FY25, which was 121% of its FY25 target of 4,300. This success was the second year in a row that the Coast Guard met its active-duty enlisted … [Read more...]
U.S. Air Force B-52s Arrive in Spain
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 - U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8, 2025, to conduct multilateral training operations alongside Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden, as well as other Allies and partners, as part of Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1. The deployment enables U.S. Air Force bomber aircrews to … [Read more...]
Commissaries Honor Marine Corps’ 250 Years of Service
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – On Nov. 10, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) salutes the United States Marine Corps on the 250th anniversary of its establishment by the Continental Congress on that date in 1775. Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, DeCA’ senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director, has served at sea and on land with Marines throughout his military career and is … [Read more...]
Troops Successfully Defend a Drone Attack
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – An 11-person team from U.S. Northern Command deployed here Oct. 21-27, 2025, to provide counter-small unmanned aerial system support to the 5th Bomb Wing and installation commander, successfully engaging more than 100 targets of interest across several days and attaining certification as an operational team. “I’m proud of the USNORTHCOM fly-away team and … [Read more...]
Carnival Honors America’s Heroes
NOVEMBER 8, 2025 – In honor of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Carnival Cruise Line, in partnership with the Orlando Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (Orlando VA), and the Gary Sinise Foundation, today welcomed nearly 100 local veterans, surviving spouses and children of fallen military and first responder heroes for a special tribute reception aboard Carnival’s Mardi … [Read more...]