DECEMBER 16, 2024 — The United States Military Academy has more than 4,000 cadets on campus every year, and each of them participates in some form of athletic competition. They either play on one of the 28 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams, on a club team, or compete in intramural sports called company athletics. “The culture of our academy is … [Read more...]
Veterans Honored with Wreaths Across America
DECEMBER 16, 2024 - Members of Fort Drum Cub Scout Pack 26, Boy Scouts of America Troop 26 and Girl Scout Service Unit 512 joined other community volunteers Dec. 14 in Memorial Park to participate in National Wreaths Across America Day. Fort Drum’s Memorial Park was among roughly 4,600 locations nationwide where volunteers placed wreaths to honor the memory of … [Read more...]
Soldiers, Airman Celebrate National Guard’s Birthday
Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, assistant adjatent general for the state of New York is joined by Airmen Gabriel Geise, age 18, Master Sgt. Michel Schin, age 59, and Pvt. 1st Class Aliyah Billar, age 17, in cutting the National Guard birthday cake during a ceremony marking the 388th anniversary of the National Guard on Dec. 13, 2024 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, … [Read more...]
Army Medics Train with Navy Corpsmen
U.S. Army Sgt. Jaliah Rudolph, back left, from Montgomery, Alabama, assigned to 62nd Medical Brigade, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, assists Sailors in transporting a simulated casualty during a joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care training between Soldiers and Sailors in the main battle dressing station onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), … [Read more...]
MEPS Launches Recruit Travel App
DECEMBER 16, 2024 - The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) is taking a significant step in modernizing its operations with the introduction of the Recruit Travel application. This groundbreaking tool replaces three legacy systems— e-Orders, the Onward Report and the Expect Report— streamlining the process for managing shippers traveling to initial entry … [Read more...]