JUNE 9, 2026 – Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. on June 6 following a historic 10-month deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG). IWO ARG is also comprised of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships USS Fort … [Read more...]
Army Engineers Train Ukrainian Military Officers
JUNE 9, 2026 - The process of managing large and complex construction projects is not a task to take lightly. Doing it well requires proper tools and training. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District wrapped up its third project management workshop for Ukrainian military officers from Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service on June 5 in Germany. These … [Read more...]
Guard Tests New Brigade Design in Louisiana
FORT POLK, La. – The Virginia National Guard’s Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team is testing its combat readiness during a Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, rotation May 31-July 1. The rotation marks a historic milestone for the brigade and the Army National Guard. The 116th is the first Army National Guard brigade to conduct a JRTC rotation as a mobile … [Read more...]
Navy Vice Commander Visits Nigeria
JUNE 9, 2026 - Vice Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa Rear Admiral Scott Ruston attended the Nigerian Navy 70th Anniversary Celebrations in one of the top population centers and economic hubs in Africa May 31-June 2, 2026. Ruston visited to congratulate the Nigerian Navy on seven decades of service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to discuss maritime security with … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Ehlers
JUNE 8, 2026 - Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers served in Europe and North Africa as an infantryman during World War II. He was born, May 7, 1921, on a farm in Junction City, Kansas, to John and Marie Ehlers. He married Dorothy Decker in 1955. They had three children and many grandchildren. Ehlers and his older brother Roland enlisted in the Army in October 1940 and … [Read more...]