Following a day of rain that caused concern among the organizers, crisp morning air and brilliant sunshine welcomed the large turnout of participants for the sixth annual "Escape from the Tower" challenge. Set against the backdrop of the famous …
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 96th Medical Group hosted a Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tier 4 train-the-trainer course Sept. 8-18 that brought together instructors from across the Air Force to test a new standardized approach to TCCC instruction. Tier …
Firefighter to Medicolegal Death Investigator – Wayne Hopkins “I have always felt like I do my best work when the stakes are the highest.” Born in Baltimore and raised in York County, Pennsylvania, Wayne Hopkins, an Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( …
FORT LEE, Va. -- Fort Lee Museums and U.S. Army Transportation Museum staff recently supported the Army Heritage and Education Center’s Army Expo, held Sept. 12-13 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Army Expo is the largest public-facing Army event on the East …
Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Luis Sampedro, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp. Though his career has taken him around the world, Sampedro’s path to the Navy started in an …
BAUMHOLDER, Germany — Master Sgt. Zane Craig can tell you the exact moment history stopped feeling like something in a textbook. He grew up close enough to Gettysburg's battlefield to walk it. That proximity to one of the most consequential days in …
LANDSTUHL, Germany — Spc. Jaquan Foster, a urology specialist with the 756th Medical Detachment, a military career that began just two years ago and has already evolved into a profound mission of service. To most people, urology is a medical specialty only …
USS Georgia’s final chapter is being written by the sailors who called her home. "For the last time ever, surface, surface, surface," said Senior Chief Machinist’s Mate Auxiliary John Edwards, his voice carrying through the ship's general …
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently piloted a new leadership program for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise, serving as the exclusive testing ground for skilled trade employee development. After months of training, FRCE celebrated …
LATHAM, New York --New York Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Pratt, a helicopter crew chief who was badly injured in a March 8, 2024, UH-72 Lakota crash on the Texas border, took his “final flight” on Thursday, Sept. 17, to symbolically wrap up his military …
Ley, FRANCE — In June 1944, after France had been occupied by Nazi Germany for four years, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered U.S. and Allied troops to help liberate France. In September, near the small town of Ley in France’s Lorraine region, Soldiers from …
LONGARE, Italy — Vicenza-based finance Soldiers recently proved their readiness during a realistic three-day Financial Support Team situational training exercise at Santa Tecla, a full-featured training site managed by the Carabinieri, Italy's national …
The U.S. Navy recently demonstrated a new capability designed to make autonomous aircraft easier to plan, operate and integrate into future combat missions. During Gray Flag 2026 at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California in September, the Navy demonstrated …
Armed Forces Entertainment Brings the Laughs to Camp Darby CAMP DARBY, Italy — The Armed Forces Entertainment "Bring the Laughs" tour came to the Darby Community Club on Sept. 18, offering community members a chance to unwind immediately …
PIETRASANTA, Italy — U.S. military leaders and local Italian officials gathered here to commemorate the 1944 joint liberation of the historic town, honoring the enduring alliance forged during World War II. U.S. Army Garrison Italy Deputy Garrison Manager …
Lt. Cmdr. Cory Devonis has assumed the role of Assistant Operations Officer at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington, after most recently serving as Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) at Joint Base Andrews. In his …
A total of $3 million, comprising $1.5 million in federal funds and $1.5 million in non-federal funds, has been secured for fall 2026 and spring 2027 beach nourishment and sand stockpiling at Presque Isle State Park. Advancing the Army's “Building …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster recovery efforts in Indiana by monitoring debris collection and removal operations in 11 impacted counties. At FEMA’s …
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded contracts Sept. 18 to replace nine aging barracks buildings at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point and Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. At MCAS Cherry Point, five …
BIEDRUSKO MILITARY TRAINING AREA, Poland — U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Fielitz had already served on active duty, returned to civilian life and built a career outside the uniform. Still, something about the Army stayed with him. Fielitz, assigned to the 109th …
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