Ships attached to U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 55 are conducting Griffin surface-to-surface missile and naval gun exercises against high speed maneuvering targets to advance their ability to defend minesweepers and other coastal patrol ships. U.S. 5th Fleet and coalition assets are participating in numerous exercises as part of the greater Theater Counter Mine and Maritime Security Exercise...
COL Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War will lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2024. Additional information on Colonel Puckett's legacy is available at https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/puckett/.
U.S. Army Alaska will host a Cold Regions/ Military Mountaineering Event that brings together military professionals from Canada, Chilean, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden whose primary purpose is the planning, training and execution of military operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous environments.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) April 25 to thank command personnel for their steadfast support to his country’s security efforts. During the visit, Santos presented the Department of Defense’s geographic unified command with his country’s Orden de San Carlos (Order of San Carlos) Medal for SOUTHCOM’s unwavering support for Colombia’s...
Colonias 21 is a project that will bring civil engineers and medical personel to Neuces County to provide needed services to local communities. Colonias 21 is a project by the Innovative Readiness Training program which matches joint service military assets with the needs of communities that would otherwise not be able to afford or logistically support such efforts.
Colony Glacier is a real world mission to recover the remains and wreckage of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft that crashed Nov. 22, 1952, near Mt. Gannett, Alaska. Soldiers assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard discovered the debris from a Blackhawk helicopter on June 10, 2012, during a routine training mission on Colony Glacier nearly 14 miles from where the plane first...
Coverage of the military providing aid during the Colorado Floods 2013. Subscribe to this feature page to receive alerts when new content related to the flooding in Colorado is posted.
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