JULY 12, 2024 - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) will move to Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J), the U.S. Navy announced today. This will be executed as a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20), which has been forward deployed … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Art Program’s Best In Show Award Named
JULY 12, 2024 — Ken Stetz was named the 2024 George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence winner at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) annual art acceptance ceremony Thursday. The award-winning artwork, "Absorbing the Roll" oil on canvas was selected from 36 artworks in the 2024 collection. These 36 works by 31 COGAP artists are on exhibit at the Salmagundi Club, a New York … [Read more...]
Army Chief Details Efforts to Reopen Baltimore Port
A salvage team works atop several containers on the M/V Dali on April 6, 2024. Hundreds of engineering, construction and operations specialists support the Unified Command responding to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Specialist Dylan Burnell) JULY 12, 2024 - At … [Read more...]
U.S. Continues to Lead Global NATO Partnership
Official Family Portrait JULY 12, 2024 - A strong NATO is crucial to U.S. and global security, President Joe Biden said today as he concluded the three-day summit marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance in Washington. The 32-member bloc stands as the "most important military defense alliance" in the history of the world, the president said as he emphasized the … [Read more...]
Bridgestone Donates $55,000 to Wounded Warrior Project
JULY 11, 2024 – Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, announced a donation of $55,000 to Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), concluding a month-long nationwide campaign at the company’s 2,200 stores where BSRO made a financial gift for every set of Firestone tires sold. “Providing our nation’s veterans with the resources they need for … [Read more...]