Peruvian, Brazilian, and U.S. armed forces personnel conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training as part of exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 at Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, Peru, June 4, 2024. The Peruvians and Brazilians engaged in hands-on simulations and lectures led by experienced medical personnel assigned to the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from … [Read more...]
U.S. Army to Launch High Altitude Balloons
JUNE 7, 2024 - The US Army Pacific, 3d Multi-Domain Task Force, and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense will conduct High Altitude Balloon (HAB) Training near the Mariana Islands during the month of June 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces will be deploying High Altitude Balloons (HABs) to Guam and the airspace in vicinity of the Mariana Islands between June … [Read more...]
Every Qualified American Is Welcome at Recruiting Stations
JUNE 7, 2024 - Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks noted that now, more than ever before, anyone who is qualified to serve in America's military is welcome to apply. And, that everybody is also needed. "Maintaining a world-class force made up entirely of volunteers requires us to reach across the breadth of talent this country offers," Hicks told an audience gathered in … [Read more...]
Biden Announces More Security Assistance for Ukraine
JUNE 7, 2024 - Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's fifty-ninth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated … [Read more...]
Del Toro Travels to Normandy; Participates in 80th Anniversary of D-Day
JUNE 7, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro observed the 80th commemoration of Operation Overlord and the Allied landings in Normandy at the Normandy American Cemetery and spoke at Monument Fédéral à Utah Beach, June 6, 2024. Secretary Del Toro attended the ceremony alongside dignitaries including President of the United States Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd … [Read more...]