KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based here is flying missions over the Atlantic Ocean this week to monitor Hurricane Florence. The 53rd WRS is the only Defense Department unit that flies …
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- As the medical provider here, Army Capt. Jennifer Hawkins works closely with enlisted health care specialists to ensure service members throughout Kandahar Air Field receive proper medical care. However, unlike for most …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia National Guard continues to ramp up efforts to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Florence on the Mountain State, while simultaneously lending support to neighboring National Guard units and federal agencies. The …
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Hurricane Florence’s imminent arrival is a reminder for people to prepare for their health care needs during severe weather. TRICARE experts recommend making a list that includes your physician’s name and contact information, …
WASHINGTON -- While the 2018 National Defense Strategy directs reform as one of its key efforts, the Defense Department is undergoing considerable change in how it does business -- including how it improves the outcome of national defense systems. The …
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command is leaning forward and actively posturing Defense Department forces in preparation for Hurricane Florence. While homeland defense is the North …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 12, 2018 News Release Release No: NR-261-18 "I endorse and fully support Secretary Pompeo's certification to the Congress that the governments of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are making every effort to reduce the …
WASHINGTON -- The governors of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared a state of emergency yesterday as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the Atlantic coast Sept. 13 as a …
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- As South Carolina residents and emergency responders prepare for Hurricane Florence, the South Carolina National Guard has mobilized about 1,600 soldiers and airmen to prepare, respond and participate in advance of the major hurricane …
FORT HOOD, Texas -- The 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf” soldiers fielded the Army’s new electronic warfare tactical vehicle recently. The new vehicle was developed to give Army electronic warfare teams the ability to sense …
NEWINGTON, N.H. -- Surrounded by the lush, green, hilly terrain of San Salvador, for two weeks in July one 157th Air Refueling Wing command post controller worked as a bilateral affairs representative and translator in the U.S. Embassy. New Hampshire Air …
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Syrian Democratic Forces initiated ground operations for Phase Three of Operation Roundup yesterday. The ground offensive, supported by coalition cross-border air and artillery strikes, will clear remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and …
CHERWON, South Korea -- Equipped with a helmet, life vest and paddle, first-time rafters were filled with both excitement and anxiety as they approached their yellow rafts. The U.S. and South Korean soldiers each grabbed a handle and guided their rafts …
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The training scenario: an explosion at an entry control point severely injures two service members and first responders must react quickly to save lives. Army Sgt. James Toney, a health care noncommissioned officer with …
RICHMOND, Va. -- Emergency preparations have been underway over the weekend in Virginia and other southeastern states in advance of an anticipated strike this week by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Department of Emergency Management teams have worked …
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- Two brothers deployed here with the Kentucky Army National Guard are able to tap into their professional lives as engineers while serving with the Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works. Army Capt. William Parker is …
NEW DELHI -- National sovereignty, freedom of navigation, open sea lanes and airways, and respect for the rule of law have enabled the nations of the Indo-Pacific region to proper together. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of …
WASHINGTON -- The Sept. 6 “two-plus-two” dialogue in New Delhi between Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and their Indian counterparts provided “a demonstrable signal of the U.S. and India’s shared commitment to a …
NEW DELHI -- The consequences of a Russian-Syrian regime offensive into Idlib, Syria, against terrorists hiding there would almost certainly be a humanitarian disaster, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. U.S. military planners …
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government is at the core of the peace program in Afghanistan, but it will be a difficult path to tread, the spokesman for NATO’s Resolute Support mission and the U.S. Operation Freedom’s …
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