A Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual II with Software Upgrade (SWUP) is launched from the USS Preble (DDG 88) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii as part of Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-32 (FTM-32), held March 28, 2024. During FTM-32, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted an intercept of an … [Read more...]
Israel, U.S., Partners Neutralize Iranian Airborne Attacks
Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 15, 2024 .(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) APRIL 16, 2024 - Last weekend, Iran and its proxy groups launched more than 300 airborne weapons at targets in Israel, but the U.S., Israeli and partner forces destroyed a significant portion of them … [Read more...]
Pentagon Arctic Policy Plays Critical Role in Region
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team … [Read more...]
Guard Military Police Soldiers End Guantanamo Mission
Members of HHC 117th MP BDE, Michigan National Guard, de-board the plane at the unit’s welcome home ceremony from their recent deployment to support Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay in Southern Command Area of Responsibility, Detroit, Mich, April 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Helen Miller APRIL 16, 2024 – The water spray arch of two Detroit Metro Airport … [Read more...]
Employing Technology to Increase Lethality
APRIL 16, 2024 – Marne Focus is an annual event designed to increase readiness and lethality across the 3rd Infantry Division. As battlefields change and emerging technology introducing new threats, 3rd ID partnered with the Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) to bring a new dynamic into their training– drone swarms. 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team got to experience … [Read more...]