DECEMBER 23, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made a series of Christmas morale calls from the Pentagon to service members in units representing several military branches, Dec. 19. Over the course of 90 minutes, Hegseth was able to reach out to the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea; the Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, operating in the … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Dalessandro
DECEMBER 22, 2025 - By valiantly fighting his way through Europe and surviving as a prisoner of war, Army Tech. Sgt. Peter Joseph Dalessandro became one of the most highly decorated soldiers of World War II. When he started a career as a state senator afterward, he did so as a Medal of Honor recipient. Dalessandro was born May 19, 1921, in Watervliet, New York, to Emilio and … [Read more...]
DoW Releases 2026 COLA Rates
DECEMBER 22, 2025 - The Department of War released the 2026 Continental United States Cost-of-Living Allowance rates today. These new rates will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. As a result of the 2026 adjustment, $99 million will be paid to approximately 127,000 uniformed service members stationed within Continental United States next year. Continental United States … [Read more...]
Families and Troops Receive Holiday Care Packages
DECEMBER 22, 2025 - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) joined a nonprofit organization, Dec. 18, in providing care packages to the families of service members deployed in the Middle East region. CENTCOM personnel distributed hundreds of care packages and teddy bears to family members as an expression of gratitude and encouragement during the holiday season. The care packages … [Read more...]
Guard Responds to Flooding in Western Washington
DECEMBER 22, 2025 — As rivers overtopped banks and levees failed across western Washington, the Washington National Guard launched one of its largest and fastest flood responses in recent memory, mobilizing about 300 Soldiers and Airmen to help first responders with rescues, evacuations and levee reinforcement from Dec. 11-18. Following an emergency proclamation signed by … [Read more...]