JUNE 20, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named USNS Narragansett in honor of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island, June 18. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the 90th Anniversary of the Indian Reorganization Act. The Indian Reorganization Act, signed … [Read more...]
Space Squadron Takes Warfighter Readiness to Next Level
JUNE 20, 2024 - For decades, Air Force test and training ranges, like the Nevada Test and Training Range and the Utah Test and Training Range, have provided aircrews with flexible, realistic, multidimensional battle spaces to conduct testing and advanced training. Though only a few years old, the National Space Test and Training Complex functions as a space-based counterpart, … [Read more...]
Guard Improves Aircraft Ramp in Japan
The 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, lays concrete at Yokota Air Base, Japan on June 10, 2024. The Airmen work to extend the ramp to better accommodate 10 C-130J Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Audrey Chappell) JUNE 20, 2024 – In an effort to boost military readiness and operational capacity, the Missouri Air … [Read more...]
25th ID Soldiers Accepted to West Point
JUNE 20, 2024 — This Spring, the United States Military Academy at West Point announced both its 2024 university and preparatory academy accepting class. Among those granted acceptance to the university and prep academy are five 25th Infantry Division active-duty Army Soldiers. The two Soldiers accepted to the Academy include Sgt. Quinlan Clark with 2nd Battalion, 35th … [Read more...]
DoD Hosts its First Survivor Symposium
JUNE 20, 2024 - The Department of Defense is hosting its first Survivor Symposium focused on educating surviving family members of service members who died on active duty status about their survivor benefits, entitlements, and available resources. This virtual event will take place June 21 from noon to 3 p.m. EDT. The symposium is also geared toward service providers who … [Read more...]