JUNE 2, 2025 – The flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on June 1, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The strike group, which departed for deployment in September 2024, consisted of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), … [Read more...]
Cooks Take Part In Veterans Food Festival
JUNE 2, 2025 – Ten New York Army National Guard cooks took part in a Veterans Food Festival held at New York’s South Street Seaport historic area on May 25, 2025, as part of the city’s annual Fleet Week events. The Soldiers, assigned to the 1501st Quartermaster company, a field feeding unit, set up an Army “assault kitchen.” They also got the opportunity to improve their … [Read more...]
Beale AFB’s Role in Forging the Future Force
JUNE 2, 2025 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Beale Air Force Base May 28 to witness and highlight how Beale AFB shapes the future force, not only through mission innovation and multi-capable operations, but through the resilience, unity, and mindset of its Airmen. Its members deliver combat power across domains through a wide range of missions, including … [Read more...]
DoD Makes Plans to Reduce PCS Moves
JUNE 1, 2025 - In a memorandum published Wednesday, the Defense Department directed the military departments to look at how their services could reduce their discretionary permanent change of station move budgets as a way to increase geographic stability to families, increase department efficiency and reduce costs for the department. Earlier this month, a survey of military … [Read more...]
Teen Grads Join Army to Continue Family Legacy
MAY 31, 2025 - For high school students with civilian parents, choosing to go into the military after graduation can mean a big lifestyle change filled with uncertainties. But for teens whose parents have been serving their whole life, it's a decision that's often a lot easier to make. At Fort Campbell High School, a Department of Defense Education Activity school at Fort … [Read more...]