Pentagon Sends 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border as Pandemic Immigration Restrictions End
The Pentagon is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwest border as federal immigration agencies and local communities brace for the expiration of pandemic-era restrictions used to quickly send migrants back to Mexico. The troop deployment was authorized Tuesday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for 90 days. They will work monitoring the area, doing data […]
Military Exchange Products May Contain ‘Forever Chemicals’ Despite Ban
The Defense Department is following restrictions on buying products for government use that contain a family of hazardous chemicals, but items containing the substances — collectively known as PFAS — may still be available at military exchanges, according to a government watchdog. A review by the Government Accountability Office found that the department had “taken […]
Tornado Causes Estimated $3 Million in Damage to Virginia Base
Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story sustained an estimated $3 million in damage from Sunday’s tornado in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which ripped the roof off a barracks building, downed approximately 100 trees and left the entire base without power for about 18 hours. “And that list could grow,” said Capt. Michael Witherspoon, the commanding officer. After […]
U.S. Military Hosts JCET With Uganda Wildlife Authority Rangers
Kampala, Uganda – Civil Affairs Soldiers deployed in support of Special Operations Command Africa alongside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) concluded a Joint Combined Exchange Training at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, April 3, 2023. This six-week training focused on teaching park rangers to counter illicit trafficking within national parks while improving the interoperability between […]
Defending a Mock Invasion of Taiwan Signals Shift for Army Special Operations After Years of Counterinsurgency
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Members of the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command fired Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, breached tunnels and operated Switchblade drones that flew with an unsettling whiz over a training area on Thursday. The exercise combined some of the hallmark tactics and weapons that were used during the Global War on Terror […]
Photo Essay: April 2023 construction operations of $11.96 million transient training brigade headquarters at Fort McCoy, Part VII
The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown April 25, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy. Construction […]
Army Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed in Alaska Helicopter Crash
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission. The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at 1:39 p.m. Thursday, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east […]
USS Makin Island Changes Command
MANILA, Philippines (April 28, 2023) – Capt. Andria Slough assumed command of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Tony Chavez during a ceremony held aboard Makin Island, April 28. After serving as Makin Island’s executive officer for a 13 month period, including a 7 month deployment to the Indo-Pacific Region, Chavez […]
Army Grounds All Aircraft Following Two Deadly Helicopter Crashes
The Army’s top officer grounded all of the service’s aircraft Friday night following two deadly crashes in the past month including one on Thursday that claimed three lives. Gen. James McConville ordered a safety stand-down, directing all aviation units to go over the maintenance of their aircrafts, pilot training and safety precautions. The grounding includes […]
Phase 2 excavation contract awarded, remediation continues at Haleakalā
Lt. Col. Phillip Wagenbach, 15th Space Surveillance Squadron commander, hosted a community forum at the University of Hawaii Maui College on April 26 to provide an update on the current status of remediation efforts at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. The actions are in response to a lightning strike which caused an equipment malfunction at […]