AUGUST 11, 2025 - The New Mexico National Guard swiftly responded to a devastating flooding event July 8 in Ruidoso, with two teams of two Guard members performing nine total rescues. Senior Master Sgt. Marci Salmon, assigned to the 150th Special Operations Wing, and Spc. Daniel Daly, assigned to the 920th Engineer Battalion, was the two-person team who saved eight people … [Read more...]
Army Hospital Reconized for Lifesaving Response
AUGUST 11, 2025 — The Secretary of the Army recognized Winn Army Community Hospital staff members Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, during a ceremony at the hospital. The Honorable Dan Driscoll presented coins to several Winn Soldiers and civilians for their role in providing emergency medical care to five injured Soldiers after a shooting incident on the installation Wednesday, Aug. … [Read more...]
DoD Loans MP Materials $150 Million for Rare Earth Minerals
AUGUST 11, 2025 - The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announces the recent execution of its first direct loan to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and protect critical minerals supply chains. As part of a wider July 2025 agreement between DoD and MP Materials, owner and operator of a U.S. rare earths mine, OSC provided a $150 million loan to add heavy rare earth … [Read more...]
Forging Multi-Capable Airmen in the Indo-Pacific
AUGUST 11, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, alongside Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Marines, recently completed a joint Agile Combat Employment training event at Okuma Recreation Facility, July 15-23. The multi-day exercise focused on one key goal: developing warfighters trained to execute critical tasks … [Read more...]
Military Youth Honored in Nation’s Capital
AUGUST 9, 2025 - Last night in the nation's capital, five young Americans from across the Defense Department came together for the chance to be named the 2025 National Military Youth of the Year, and one walked away with the honor and the opportunity to be named the Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Youth of the Year. Stephen B. Simmons, deputy assistant secretary … [Read more...]