MAY 31, 2024 - The U. S. Navy will commission the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, August 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The naming of LCS 36 honors the town of Kingsville, Texas, as well as the King Ranch. Katherine Kline, the ship’s sponsor, is a member of the sixth generation of the King Ranch family, descendants of steamboat … [Read more...]
Army Opens New Munitions Facility
U.S. Marines with The Basic School demonstrate how to operate an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer to train newly commissioned officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. Students at TBS are trained to be a rifle platoon commander equipped with high standards of professional knowledge, technical expertise and leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. … [Read more...]
Pentagon Officials Underscore NATO’s Value
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, Principal Director for European and NATO Policy at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Alton Buland, and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Strategic Engagement Melanie Fonder Kaye host a virtual engagement with students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools from the Pentagon, … [Read more...]
African Lion 24 Exercises Air Force’s Wings
MAY 30, 2024 - A team representing the total force of U.S. Air Force Airmen joined the Moroccan Royal Air Force, Allied and partner nation military representatives, and other U.S. service members in Morocco for exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24), May 17, 2024. AL24 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest premier joint annual exercise, led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, … [Read more...]
Navy Leap Frogs to Jump Into D-Day Events
MAY 30, 2024 - The U.S. Navy Parachute Team (NPT), the “Leap Frogs,” is scheduled to participate in this year’s 80th anniversary commemoration of D-Day from May 31 to June 11, in Normandy, France. The successful D-Day invasion changed the momentum of World War II and led to the Allies’ ultimate triumph over Nazi Germany. ‘D-Day 80’ will consist of more than 120 … [Read more...]