Story by Tommy Crosby | 81st Readiness Division | 12.08.2025
FORT JACKSON, S.C. – The Department of the Army has named Mr. Jeffery Johnson of the 81st Readiness Division’s Inspector General (IG) office the Army’s IG Civilian of the Year for 2025....
Story by Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato | U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit | 09.12.2025
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is a unique Fort Benning, Georgia battalion that is not widely known, not even by those in the military. Those familiar with the unit are typically aware of the unit’s historically strong presence in the shooting sports community. However, that is just a small portion of the unit's impact on the Department of Defense....
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Neu | Department of War Southern Border | 08.29.2025
While visiting Soldiers conducting detection and monitoring operations along the southern border, U.S. Army Col. Lillian Woodington, commander of the 89th Military Police Brigade, was surprised to reunite with 1st Lt. Blake Weary—one of her former ROTC cadets from Slippery Rock University. Woodington, who served as professor of military science from 2019 to 2020, recalled Weary’s early......
Story by John Hughel | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 08.28.2025
STARBASE Rees, located near Hermiston, Oregon, celebrates five years of serving the Eastern Oregon region. Finishing the final summer camp of 2025, the staff prepares to start the regular school year with goals to continue to grow and support local schools with STEAM activities....
Story by Senior Airman Joseph Garcia | 509th Bomb Wing | 08.22.2025
Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing are reinforcing the installation’s digital defenses through two cyber initiatives: the Security, Hardening, Lifecycle and Defense program and the annual Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment....
Story by Sgt. Crist Joseph | Department of War Southern Border | 08.18.2025
U.S. Army Soldiers with 41st Engineer Battalion, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) are deployed across the southern border clearing dense brush in order to improve visibility, enhance response times and improve access in key areas. JTF-SB supports U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) efforts to gain 100 percent operational control of the southern border.......
Story by Pfc. Dominic Atlas | Department of War Southern Border | 08.16.2025
Along the rugged terrain of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Defense (DoD) has deployed optic systems to enhance detection and monitoring capabilities in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System–Expeditionary (GBOSS-(E)), the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3), and the Common Remotely Operated Weapon......
Story by Walter Ham | 20th CBRNE Command | 08.12.2025
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A staff sergeant for the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) formation earned the Department of Defense financial management award for 2024....
