AUGUST 20, 2025 - Last week, Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier released its yearly glacier lake outburst flood, flowing downstream toward Juneau. In preparation for the potential threat to infrastructure and public safety, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided temporary flood mitigation barriers to the city last winter. While USACE continues to prepare a technical study to … [Read more...]
Army Building Cutting-Edge Ammunition Production Facility
AUGUST 20, 2025 – The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition – Project Lead Joint Services and Army Contacting Command – Rock Island have awarded a $635M fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment contract to MSM Group North America to design, build, and commission the Future Artillery Complex at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. This contract is … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces the Outstanding Airmen for 2025
AUGUST 20, 2025 - Air Force officials selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2025. This year, the Air Force enhanced the program to more accurately recognize the exceptional contributions of its enlisted members. The redesign places a greater emphasis on individual merit. This selection process enables the Air Force to … [Read more...]
Hegseth, RFK Jr. Join DoD Physical Fitness Challenge
AUGUST 20, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, joined service members from five military branches and Defense Department civilians, Aug. 13 to participate in a first-of-its-kind "fitness check." The event, held in the Pentagon Athletic Center, featured six, five-person teams representing the Army, Navy, Air … [Read more...]
Air Guard Preps for FIFA World Cup Security
U.S. Army Spc. Gordon Trotman, member of the New Jersey National Guard’s 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction–Civil Support Team, left, observes as Spc. Andrew DeJesus, also with the 21st WMD-CST, uses his phone to communicate with team members during a joint training exercise at Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township, New Jersey, July 31, 2025. The 177th Fighter Wing Explosive … [Read more...]