Story by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.23.2025
CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – Community relations specialists from across Marine Corps Base Camp Butler organized 1,311 total events that were open to military and local Okinawan communities throughout 2024. Each event garnered a total attendance of over 31,000 Status of Forces Agreement personnel and over 162,000 local community residents between events organized or hosted by Camps......
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 12.26.2024
LATHAM, New York -- New York National Guard Army and Air Force Honor Guards are expected to provide military funeral honors at more than 8,700 graveside services by the time 2024 ends on Tuesday, Dec. 31. As of Dec. 20, the 116 New York Army National Guard Soldiers who serve on eight regional honor guard detachments, had conducted 6,659 military funeral honors across the state. The Army......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Olivia Rucker | USS Tripoli (LHA 7) | 12.24.2024
Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA7) hosted the football teams from Syracuse University and Washington State for tours of the ship prior to the 2024 Holiday Bowl game, Dec. 24....
Story by Master Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria | U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit | 11.09.2024
Fort Moore, GA– Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Franks, an Instructor/shooter assigned as a Service Pistol Team Chief assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), has achieved an impressive feat by winning the 2024 Interservice Pistol Championship not once, but twice in a row. His consecutive victories at the Interservice Pistol championship are a testament to his skill, in one of the most......
Story by Jeremy R Dunn | Air Force Research Laboratory | 11.07.2024
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized 17 of its scientists and engineers for the 2024 AFRL Fellows and Science and Engineering Early Career Awards, or ECA, program at an award ceremony held at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2024....
Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 11.05.2024
TRICARE Open Season is right around the corner. This year, it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 10. Follow this detailed checklist to ensure you’re fully prepared....
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 10.24.2024
LATHAM, N.Y. -- The New York Army National Guard was number one out of 54 state and territorial Army National Guards in recruiting and retaining Soldiers for the 2024 federal fiscal year. This marks the third year in a row that New York has been tops in retaining Army Guard Soldiers while bringing new Soldiers on board. Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, said a......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Aron Montano | Commander, Naval Air Forces | 08.24.2024
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators, veterans, industry partners and supporters attended the 2024 Tailhook Association symposium, Aug. 22-24, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The symposium consisted of various speaking panels, junior officer engagements, an awards luncheon, winging ceremony and a banquet....
