U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Albanese, a drone operator with Meteorological and Oceanographic Platoon, 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, utilizes a Base Station during Cobra Horizon 24.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 25, 2024. Cobra Horizon is a semiannual training exercise that focuses on … [Read more...]
Air Force Picks 7 Bases for the New KC-46A
OCTOBER 3, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force has selected seven bases as candidate locations to host the KC-46A Pegasus Main Operating Base 7. A final basing decision for the location of the ANG’s KC-46A MOB 7 is expected in 2027. One base will be selected to host the new mission pending a final basing decision, and the outcome of a planned environmental impact … [Read more...]
DoD Launches Defense Security Cooperation Service
OCTOBER 3, 2024 - The United States' network of military partnerships around the globe is key to maintaining its advantage over strategic competitors, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said today. Hicks spoke during a ceremony at the Pentagon to mark the establishment of the Defense Security Cooperation Service. This new component of the Defense Security Cooperation … [Read more...]
WWII POW Returned Home for Burial
OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, is finally home, nearly 84 years after Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, based in Maywood, was activated for federal service on Nov. 25, 1940. The flag-draped coffin containing his remains arrived Oct. 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport aboard American Airlines Flight 2412. A … [Read more...]
Nominations Open for Military Child of the Year
OCTOBER 3, 2024 - Nominations open today for the prestigious Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year® Award. Now in its 17th year, the award is one of the hallmark programs of the organization, which seeks to build strong, stable, and secure military families. The Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year® Award is granted to seven recipients, each one … [Read more...]