APRIL 10, 2026 - Navy researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are seeking volunteers to assist in a study that directly supports one of the United States' biggest space exploration goals: returning American astronauts to the moon. Researchers assigned to the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, … [Read more...]
Jackson Welcomes 105-Newly Minted Experts
APRIL 9, 2026 - Three weeks ago, 257 Soldiers set out in pursuit of perfection. Over two weeks of training and one week of testing the individuals worked to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman, Expert Field Medical, and Expert Soldier badges. To earn one of these three badges, candidates went through a grueling series of tests that pushed them physically and mentally. For … [Read more...]
White House Honors Counterdrug Operations
APRIL 9, 2026 - The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy recognized National Guard counterdrug programs for support to 10 award-winning law enforcement investigations during the National Drug Control Awards Ceremony, April 2, 2026. The investigations were part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA, program, a White House-led effort that brings … [Read more...]
Airmen Launch Remotely Operated Weapon Station Course
APRIL 9, 2026 - The 39th Security Forces Squadron certified airmen on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station for the first time at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, last month, supporting the 39th Air Base Wing's goal for airmen to be trained, equipped and ready. While the CROWS system allows airmen to control a mounted weapon from inside an armored vehicle, it is also … [Read more...]
Training On the High Seas with Ecuadorian Navy
APRIL 9, 2026 – The Ecuadorian and U.S. Navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Pacific Ocean, April 7-8. The engagement, focused on increasing interoperability between the two navies, included participation by the Ecuadorian Esmeraldas-class missile corvettes BAE … [Read more...]