APRIL 9, 2025 - The United States Navy is inviting former Sailors who voluntarily left the service or allowed their service to lapse, rather than comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the opportunity to apply for reinstatement, in accordance with Executive Order 14184, “Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate.” Under … [Read more...]
Saluting Military Kids
APRIL 9, 2025 - Military children from across the installation wore purple for Purple Up! Day, April 9, 2025, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Members of the community gathered outside Ramstein Elementary School to high-five students as they arrived, showing their support and appreciation for the strength and resilience of military-connected youth. Month of the Military … [Read more...]
Polish Troops Train on Army Vehicles
APRIL 9, 2025 – Properly maintaining a 32,000-pound horizontal heavy construction vehicle is one thing but moving it can be another. Recently, and for the first time, Poland’s 33rd Army Prepositioned Stocks Support Battalion conducted training on the loading and transporting of a U.S. Army D7 medium track-type bulldozer at the APS-2 worksite in Powidz. The Polish Provided … [Read more...]
Lethality Tied to Service Members’ Quality of Life
APRIL 9, 2025 - The Defense Department's ability to be a lethal fighting force can be linked to the quality of life for America's warfighters and their families. Such was the theme embraced by the top enlisted leaders of DOD's six branches of service during a House Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington on quality of life in the military. The hearing — which … [Read more...]
Army Horse Detachment Gets New Saddles
APRIL 8, 2025 — Caisson Detachment, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is riding into modernization with a new saddle. The detachment is embracing innovation while honoring its deep-rooted traditions — this time, with the adoption of new equipment. The unit is known for its solemn duty of conducting military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. They’ve carried out … [Read more...]