FEBRARUY 21, 2026 - The Department of War (DoW) announces the February 19 groundbreaking on the Munitions Campus in Bloomfield, Indiana. This public-private partnership is designed to expand domestic munitions and energetics production and strengthen the resilience of the U.S. defense industrial base. The groundbreaking is an important milestone for the Munitions Campus, for … [Read more...]
Navy Expands Shore Housing Capacity
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 – The Navy is advancing the Chief of Naval Operations’ No Sailor Lives Afloat initiative, which ensures all Sailors assigned to ships and afloat units have access to housing ashore. “No Sailor Will Live Afloat is about readiness, dignity, and trust,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations. “When our ships are in port, our Sailors should be able … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes $13.3 Million in Cocaine
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region, disrupted a drug trafficking go-fast vessel and seized 29 bales of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico, Friday. The seized contraband weighed a combined 2,083 pounds worth an estimated $13.3 million. No apprehensions were reported. Homeland Security … [Read more...]
Navy Honors Top Military Instructors
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 - Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) recognized its 2025 Military Instructors of the Year (MIOY) during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Feb. 19, 2026. The 2025 MIOY awardees include: Junior Enlisted: Damage Controlman 2nd Class Crystal Avila, Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes Illinois. Mid-Grade Enlisted: Damage Controlman 1st … [Read more...]
Alaska Guard Rescues Overdue Snowmachiner
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 – An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew assigned to Bethel conducted a successful search-and-rescue mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission began Feb. 15 in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to search for an overdue … [Read more...]