Story by Tim Gantner | Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | 12.01.2025
James McMechan counted polar bear points before he counted missile hits
Story by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 11.03.2025
AVIANO, Italy — For U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), readiness isn’t just a box to check—it’s a mindset that drives every action. From inspections to rehearsals, each step underscores the command’s ability to serve as a joint task force headquarters, ensuring the U.S. Army remains agile and responsive across Europe and Africa. To put that mindset into......
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp | 3d Marine Division | 08.08.2025
U.S. Marines with 3rd Maintenance Battalion (3rd MAINT Bn), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG), traveled from Okinawa, Japan, to restore and maintain tactical equipment in support of 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR), 3rd Marine Division, following the regiment's deployment to the Philippines. The maintenance support mission, which ran from July 3–Sept. 1, 2025, ensured the regiment......
Story by Staff Sgt. Agustin Montanez | Puerto Rico National Guard | 08.05.2025
FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico (Aug. 4, 2025) – Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer visited the Puerto Rico Army National Guard headquarters at Fort Buchanan on Aug. 4 to meet with senior leaders, engage with Soldiers and recognize outstanding performance....
Story by Tristan Peete | 1st Mission Support Command | 07.28.2025
Approximately 1,100 Soldiers and Marines across the U.S. Army Reserve, National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps kicks off exercise Caribbean Thunder 2025 (CT25), a 1st Mission Support Command led collective training exercise with focus on inter-island sustainment operations in support of Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) in Camp Santiago, Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 28, 2025....
Courtesy Story | Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation | 06.30.2025
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) on the Warfighter – Training Readiness Solutions (W-TRS) task order on June 30....
Story by Lt.j.g. Martin Carey | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two | 06.10.2025
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit SIX and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) clearance divers conducted a weeklong bilateral training exercise in Halifax, June 2–6, focused on advancing Allied interoperability through unmanned systems, mine countermeasures diving, and underwater emergency response. The training brought......
Story by Sgt. Matthew Connor | 27th Public Affairs Detachment | 06.06.2025
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (June 6, 2025)– Explosions echoed through the training area as Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI) trained with their newly issued XM152 Mounted Machine Gun Optic for the Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun....
