AUGUST 25, 2025 - Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico for Defense Department support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an Aug. 13 memorandum. Service members deployed in support of CBP previously were recognized … [Read more...]
When You Mobilize the Guard, You Mobilize the Nation
AUGUST 25, 2025 – Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference here Saturday. Speaking to Guard officers from across the country, Caine expressed deep gratitude for the National Guard and outlined his priorities for the Joint … [Read more...]
Senate Appropriations Staffers Visit Germany Base
AUGUST 25, 2025 – Two professional staff members from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, conducted a site visit and key leader engagement at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, recently. Greeting U.S. Senate staff delegates Alexa Lorick and Kim Segura at the APS-2 worksite in Mannheim was the commander of Army Field Support … [Read more...]
DoD Systems Bolster Border Security Operations
AUGUST 25, 2025 - Along the rugged terrain of the southern border, the Defense Department deploys optic systems to enhance detection and monitoring capabilities in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The ground-based operational surveillance system — expeditionary, the long-range advanced scout surveillance system, and the common remotely operated weapon station … [Read more...]
Navy Reservist Becomes an NFL Cheerleader
AUGUST 23, 2025 - As the NFL prepares to launch another exciting season, one Navy Reserve Sailor is preparing for her own big debut. Logistics Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexis Gloster, a Navy Reservist assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, will be stepping onto the sidelines this year as one of the newest members of the … [Read more...]