AUGUST 6, 2026 — Drawing on nearly four centuries of service and the National Guard’s ongoing operational tempo, the National Guard Bureau’s senior leaders on Sunday urged the enlisted force to sustain the Guard’s edge. Speaking at the 55th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief of the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Joins Panama Canal Counter-Threat Exercise
AUGUST 6, 2026 - Panama's National Aeronaval Service welcomed key leaders from Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and the United States during the pre-sail conference for Exercise Panamax 2026, Aug. 3. The biennial exercise is one of the largest military exercises in the Western Hemisphere. This year's iteration will continue until Aug. 13 and includes six maritime vessels operating … [Read more...]
Security is Everyone’s Business
AUGUST 6, 2026 — As Headquarters, Department of the Army, designates August 2026 as Antiterrorism Awareness Month, Fort Leonard Wood is focusing heavily on force protection and post-wide vigilance. The campaign aims to heighten awareness among Soldiers, civilians, contractors, retired personnel and families to detect terrorist and violent extremist activities. Using … [Read more...]
The Army is Changing How it Buys Services
AUGUST 5, 2026 – Sgt. 1st Class Angela Kim, contracting officer, and Ben Graw, contract specialist, within the Strategic Competitions and Innovations Branch, Global Logistics Directorate, have been working with the Army Contracting Command G6 in Huntsville, Alabama to develop an automated services platform called Army Marketplace, Automation, and eXecution, better known as … [Read more...]
Guard Soldiers Train on Military Funeral Honors
AUGUST 5, 2026 – Six North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers and two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers trained in the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program July 13-17 at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. Military Funeral Honors Level 1 training is a five-day course that prepares … [Read more...]