North Carolina National Guardsmen with the 113th Sustainment Brigade and the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team conduct bridge building operations in Nebo, N.C., Oct. 9th, 2024. In support of Joint Task Force-North Carolina, Guardsmen built bridges in an effort to connect roadways for local residents following Tropical Storm Helene. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. … [Read more...]
2023 DoD Spending by State
OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Today, the Department of Defense's Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation released its Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Spending by State report to help states and communities better understand how Defense procurement, personnel, and grant spending impact their economies. The report's graphs, maps, and tables present a range of findings, such as total … [Read more...]
Army Announces Its Top Soldiers
OCTOBER 16, 2024 — The Army named its top Soldier, top noncommissioned officer and crowned the service’s best squad at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition on Oct. 14. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer presented the awards during a ceremony which honored the winners. The service named Spc. Mason Breunig of U.S. Army Pacific the 2024 Soldier … [Read more...]
DoD Leaders Support Military Spouse Employment
OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Patricia Barron, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy, emphasized the importance of supporting military spouses on their employment journeys during the Association of the United States Army Warfighter and Family Forum IA: Education and Readiness for Soldiers and Families yesterday. As the senior Defense Department … [Read more...]
Austin Deploys Personnel to Israel
OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III over the weekend authorized the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile battery and its associated United States military crew to Israel, the Pentagon announced today. The THAAD will be used to bolster Israel's missile defense capabilities in the wake of Iran's targeted attacks on that … [Read more...]