The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the nation’s premier high school All-American game, featuring the best 90 players in an annual East vs. West matchup every January in San Antonio’s Alamodome. The Army Bowl enjoys a worldwide television audience, thanks to a live broadcast on NBC. Last year’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl marked the 14th-anniversary of the Bowl and drew a crowd of...
USS Sampson (DDG 102) and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) are supporting Indonesian-led efforts to locate Air Asia Flight QZ8501. Sampson, a guided-missile destroyer, joined the effort on Dec. 30, followed by the littoral combat ship Fort Worth on Jan. 3.
The Defense Commissary Agency, which is headquartered at Fort Lee, VA.,
operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military
personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping
environment. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5-percent
surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and
modernizing existing ones. Shoppers...
Adm. Michelle Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences.
Howard’s initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley (AS 31) and USS Lexington (AVT 16). While serving aboard Lexington, she received the...
Energy Ethos is the shared vision that the efficient use of energy resources is a critical component of mission readiness. Marine Corps Energy Ethos, led by the Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) supports the mission by ensuring energy resiliency, reducing facility operating costs, and fostering a culture of efficient energy usage throughout the Corps. With these efforts, Marines with...
National Guard units in several states were ordered to duty to assist emergency management efforts after a blizzard affected the Northeast Jan. 26-27, 2015.
This year will mark AFA's 31st year hosting Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition: Innovate for Air Supremacy. The AFA symposium is a one-of-a-kind event where AFA brings together Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia, and current aerospace specialists from around the world to discuss the issues and challenges facing America and the aerospace community today.
This...
The Massachusetts National Guard has been activated to assist with the State of Emergency regarding snow relief to assist towns and communities with snow removal, fire hydrant clearing and ensuring roads are passable for emergency equipment and responders.
