SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 - To remain competitive, the United States must rebuild its defense industrial base — the private sector companies that provide the military with hardware and munitions — and that means more than just facilities and businesses. That was the message delivered by Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, during a field … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Stowers
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 - Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in France in September 1918. Stowers was born Jan. 12, 1896; he was one of Wylie and Annie Stowers' 12 children. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a laborer. Stowers grew up in Sandy … [Read more...]
Army Garrison Prepares for 9/11 Commemoration
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 - A quarter of a century after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Garrison Italy soldiers, military police and firefighters will gather alongside local Italian officials in Padua, Italy, for a solemn 25th anniversary commemoration at the Memory and Light memorial. "Returning to [Padua] for this milestone 25th anniversary observance will allow us … [Read more...]
U.S.-based F-35B Squadron Deploys to Japan
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 – The U.S. Marine Corps deploys Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, also known as the “Hawks,” an F-35B Lightning II squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 5, 2026. VMFA-533 joins Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft … [Read more...]
USS Abraham Lincoln Departs Thailand
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 6. The strike group’s visit to the Si Racha and Pattaya region and its ongoing operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations illustrate … [Read more...]