DECEMBER 30, 2025 - The Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, hosted annually by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, serves as a cornerstone of U.S. and allied forces' readiness, interoperability, and mission command capabilities. This high-stakes, multinational exercise integrates air, … [Read more...]
Guard Initiative Supports Community Safety Efforts
DECEMBER 30, 2025 — The New Mexico National Guard’s Joint Task Force Zia Shield continues to support the Española community as part of an ongoing effort to enhance public safety, assist local authorities and strengthen community resilience across northern New Mexico. Española has long served as an agricultural and cultural hub, rooted in Indigenous heritage and later shaped … [Read more...]
Barracks Undergo Vital Renovation
DECEMBER 30, 2025 - Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic training” evoke. Hollywood and pop culture have helped ingrain the military’s grueling boot camp experience in the minds of the average person. Whether Hollywood’s depictions of basic training are based in truth or not, one thing is for … [Read more...]
Patrolling in the Public Eye
DECEMBER 30, 2025 - On a chilly December day in 2025, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Metz, a platoon sergeant with the 289th Engineering Vertical Construction Company, conducts a presence patrol near the Smithsonian Metro station in Washington, D.C. He patrols alongside U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Kramer, a security forces Airman with the 172nd Airlift Wing. Both are … [Read more...]
Navy Tests New Digital Health System
DECEMBER 30, 2025 – Navy Medicine conducted its first pilot test of the Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform (OpMed CDP) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) to bring modern, seamless patient care to service members aboard ships, Dec. 1-12. The Joint Operational Medicine Information System (JOMIS), under the Program Executive Office for Defense … [Read more...]