WIESBADEN, Germany – Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, certain veterans received access to Commissary and Exchange services.| www.dvidshub.net
NORFOLK, Va. – Thousands of Sailors gathered at Naval Station Norfolk as part of America’s Navy 250 “Titans of the Sea” all-hands call celebration. Surrounded by the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on Pier 14, Sailors, veterans, and their families joined together for a historic salute to the world’s most powerful Navy. The guest of honor and keynote speaker was the President o...| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
When Air Force members arrive in overseas locations to participate in exercises, they often rely on either MREs (meal, ready to eat) or contracted food vendors. However, Airmen with the 11th Air Task Force and 11th Combat Air Base Squadron had a different experience while participating in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield this August at Daegu Air Base in the Republic of Korea.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Today the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) responded to four general aviation aircraft that violated NORAD-enforced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Norfolk, Virginia.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
This year, the 2024 Air National Guard nomination for the United States Air Force Alison Award for Character and Innovation was awarded to Lt. Col. Kurt Fox of the 163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard. Lt. Col. Fox has been honored for his transformative contributions to integrating the MQ-9 Reaper into the National Airspace System, significantly enhancing operational flexibility and efficiency.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) fighter aircraft intercepted two general aviation aircraft that violated a NORAD-enforced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Norfolk, Virginia, on October 5, 2025.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Nearly 120 Arkansas National Guardsmen and four UH-72 Lakota aircraft from 1st Battalion,114th Security and Support Aviation Regiment, 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, departed Oct. 5 for a 13-month Title 10 federal active duty deployment to the nation’s southern border in Texas to support U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Task Force Beautification, a D.C. National Guard initiative, has completed its 100th project, revitalizing a recreation center in Ward 7, officials said. The initiative aims to improve public safety and empower communities by addressing the root causes of crime.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Multiple Army units as well as other Guard and Reserve troops completed a wide variety of training at Fort McCoy during September 2025.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
The construction area for a new $28.08 million barracks building is shown Sept. 4, 2025, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as the facility nears completion.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville welcomed incoming commander, Col. Robert Hilliard, while bidding farewell to Col. Sebastien Joly during the Oct. 2 change of command ceremony at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By USSOCOM Public Affairs U.S. Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command from U.S. Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton during a ceremony held today in Tampa.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
The Coast Guard has concluded its response to a fire onboard the cargo ship Morning Midas, which capsized and sank in international waters approximately 450 miles southwest of Adak on Monday.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Lt. Col. Seth Davis took command of the 308th Rescue Squadron during a change of command ceremony held here June 12, 2025.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Agency senior leaders addressed the current state of the Defense Logistics Agency and its way ahead through transformation at a global town hall Oct. 1.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
America's Air Show 2025 was a unique and incredible opportunity to witness Marine and joint aviation capabilities, civilian performers and the world-famous Blue Angels. The Air Show celebrated the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps alongside Marines and displayed the innovative spirit of the Marine Corps through emerging technologies and forward-thinking.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Since March of 2025, Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua (CRIC) has come to know the caring heart and guidance of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s two-person physical therapy team.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
FORT HOOD, TEXAS -- U.S. Army Soldiers from the 61st Quartermaster Battalion, 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, III Armored Corps established a Fuel System Supply Point and conducted FSSP training during a field exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 1, 2025.| DVIDS
Members of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community are now better prepared to improve processes and reduce waste after attending a weeklong course held aboard the base in late January 2025.| DVIDS
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard’s top officer joined other military commanders from across the state to brief the governor on military issues.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville closed out Fiscal Year 2025 on Sept. 30 with more than 3,500 contract actions totaling $2.9 billion, supporting America’s warfighters and other federal agencies.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
Sustainment planners at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) met this week to review the Consolidated Automated Support System’s Electro-Optical 3 (EO3) test bench, which keeps critical targeting equipment on F/A-18 and H-60 aircraft mission-ready. The meeting highlighted long-term teamwork among program offices, industry partners and NAVSUP experts who have supported the EO3 and the warfighter for more than a decade.| DVIDS RSS Feed: News
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - The Kaneohe Bay Range Training Complex (KRTC) supports the training and readiness of several military branches, as well as federal and local entities, year-round. Due to KRTC’s ability to support a multitude of trainings and operations, it has quickly become a critical enabler of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC is the largest maritime training exercise in the world, and it takes place right here at KRTC.| DVIDS
As part of a beta test of a new UTA schedule setup, the 403rd Wing tested a three-day UTA weekend Feb. 4-6 focused on hands-on training with an emphasis on MCAs.| DVIDS
Fort Leonard Wood’s sizable 62,000 acres of land and scenic byways, makes it the ideal place for service members to learn to drive large trucks, maneuver through obstacles, and navigate training routes through the curves and hills of the Missouri Ozarks.| DVIDS
From Sept. 27-28, 2025, the West Virginia National Guard honored the families whose service members gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation during the Gold Star Families Retreat at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, West Virginia.| DVIDS
Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force 154 coordinated a multi-subject exchange of experience between CMF personnel and the crews of three Indian Navy warships in Manama, Bahrain, Sept. 10.| DVIDS
Fort McCoy personnel once again provided updates about the installation’s natural resources-related efforts Sept. 8 during the September 2025 meeting of the Monroe County (Wis.) Natural Resource and Extension Committee.| DVIDS
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo.— The 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight was given the opportunity to exhibit a project after four years of development at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 23-24, 2025.| DVIDS
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Like so many Americans, Army Sgt. Cheri Depenbrock watched the horror of 9/11 unfold from her office television. What was different for the Army recruiter was how it changed her job in the weeks after.| DVIDS
U.S. Africa Command’s annual, combined special operations exercise, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire today. From April 24 – May 14, Flintlock 25 will bring together approximately 500 personnel from more than 30 nations to strengthen collective readiness in response to shared threats.| DVIDS
Overhead, the roar of jets cuts through the Alaskan sky. On the ground, thousands of service members test their readiness for tomorrow’s threats. This is Northern Edge, an exercise designed to sharpen combat readiness and strengthen America’s defense posture in the Indo-Pacific.| DVIDS
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Capt. Rob Garis, from Neptune Beach, Florida, relieved Capt. Dale Klein, from Fredericksburg, Texas, as commodore of Submarine Squadron (CSS) 19 during a change of command ceremony held at the United States Naval Undersea Museum, Aug. 19, 2025. Rear Adm. Todd Figanbaum, deputy director of strategic targeting and nuclear mission planning at U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), served as guest speaker.| DVIDS
On the banks of the North Fork Clearwater River, a new chapter is being written for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most important hydropower resources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), has taken a key step toward expanding the Dworshak Dam powerhouse with a fourth generating unit.| DVIDS
DOHA, Qatar - In the current landscape, the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) pervades virtually every facet of our daily lives. It is being used in autonomous driving vehicles, enhanced facial recognition software, and optimizing marketing and social media campaigns. The military is starting to see the advantages of machine learning on land, sea, air, space and cyber domains.| DVIDS
SAVANNAH, Ga.— Soldiers and civilians from the 841st Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command — known as the “Eastern Racers” — provided surface movement and hazardous materials transport expertise to Soldiers from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, at Hunter Army Airfield in July. Working alongside unit movement officers, the Deployment and Distribution Support Team inspected cargo bound for ov...| DVIDS
Fort Jackson welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. William M. Shoaf, home to South Carolina and as its senior enlisted leader during a ceremony held Aug. 15 on Victory Field.| DVIDS
ANYANG, South Korea — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Company A, 194th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, conducted combined water purification training alongside Republic of Korea soldiers assigned to the 1113 Engineer Group, Capital Defense Command, at Anyang Base, Aug. 19, 2025.| DVIDS
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Lieberman, assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, received the Soldier’s Medal during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 6, 2025, for his heroic actions in an extraordinary display of courage in the face of danger.| DVIDS
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) awarded a contract to Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (RRH) on Sept. 28 to provide standby medical services for base personnel, including emergency, urgent care, intensive care, and associated surgical, diagnostic, and general services, as well as labor and delivery.| DVIDS
Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture relieved Rear Adm. Christopher Sweeney as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 during a change of command ceremony held aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 9.| DVIDS
The District of Columbia National Guard's Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS) annual fielding window is approaching. The DEOCS is a key tool for assessing unit morale, identifying risk factors, and guiding prevention efforts. This critical survey allows every member of our organization to provide confidential feedback on our command climate, trust in leadership, cohesion, and unit readiness. Results support the development of evidence-based action plans to improve workplace culture ...| DVIDS
Ericka Hillard, a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), received the Patriotic Public Service Lapel Pin Award for her volunteer service with her local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post. The award ceremony was held at the district’s Engineer Day award ceremony and picnic on July 16, 2025.| DVIDS
Native American burial ground, open field and absolute darkness set the perfect backdrop for the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Horror Movie Night event Friday at The Courses of Clear Creek. DFMWR chose the original 1982 version of “Poltergeist,” a supernatural horror movie where a family’s home becomes overtaken by paranormal activity.| DVIDS
After 26-years of serving America, Master Sgt. Joshua Horton, a recent SkillBridge intern through the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District, has decided to transition from Soldier to civilian life.| DVIDS
Logistics experts across the Army Materiel Command enterprise have been hard at work modernizing the Army’s supply chain over the past two years. The effects of that work have been felt for more than three months as AMC’s supply chain optimization efforts have been fully operationally capable at the headquarters.| DVIDS
