U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to … [Read more...]
Joint Operation Leads to Cocaine Seizure in Bahamas
APRIL 1, 2024 – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrews assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated value of $7.5 million, Tuesday, at the Mayaguana Airport in The Bahamas. Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos partners collaborated to … [Read more...]
Airborne Troops Drop Test New Tactical Vehicles
APRIL 1, 2024 – Airborne logistics Soldiers here just completed airdrop testing of the Army’s newest Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. Troops of the 151st Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, put the vehicles through a series of Low Velocity Airdrop configurations. The M1093A2 FMTV is a fleet of … [Read more...]
Sailors Can Now Use Cell Phones at Basic Training
APRIL 1, 2024 – Starting March 29, Recruit Training Command (RTC) is updating its basic military training phone call policy for Recruits attending training. This follows a successful test phase implemented by RTC to test the viability of using this method in a future campus-wide employment. Over the past few months RTC has refined its Recruit cell phone Standard Operating … [Read more...]
Navy Cranes Support Baltimore Key Bridge Efforts
PATAPSCO RIVER (March, 29 2024) The Chesapeake, a 1000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge are in Baltimore Harbor. The barges will be used by the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to remove submerged portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The … [Read more...]