MANAMA, Bahrain -- “You guys are the Marines’ doctors; there’s no better in the business than Navy corpsmen,” Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis B. ‘Chesty’ Puller told his corpsmen during the Korean War. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin O’Neal Reynard Jr., a …
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Army Sgt. Kyle Nusbaum was teaching combat lifesaving skills to a class of Iraqi Federal Police recruits when their classroom skills actually enabled them to save lives. A loud explosion near the classroom didn’t seem unusual, because he …
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany -- For the past five years, Special Agents Tom and Jean O’Connor, both with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Washington, have shared their experiences collecting evidence at terrorism sites with international …
July 13, 2018 News From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The Maghawir al-Thowra, an Operation Inherent Resolve partner force in Syria, detained 11 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters inside the …
NAPLES, Italy -- The 18th iteration of exercise Sea Breeze kicked off following opening ceremonies in Odessa and Shiroky Lan training range, Ukraine, July 9. Sea Breeze is designed to enhance interoperability among participating nations and strengthen …
WASHINGTON -- Artificial intelligence is a strategic priority for the Defense Department that could transform the way the department operates, the head of machine learning at the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental said yesterday. “We are in the midst of …
WASHINGTON -- Candidates training to be special operators evolve to the enemy that's developing by adapting and trying to overcome it, two Air Force special-operator trainers said yesterday at the Pentagon in the Defense Department’s “Showcasing …
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Defense issued a substantive change today to department policy on the transfer by service members in the Uniformed Services of“Post-9/11 GI Bill” educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one- …
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- One Texas Army National Guard battalion transferred security force responsibilities for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa to another at a ceremony here July 5. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, …
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. -- At the Washington Air National Guard’s 194th Wing here, the work of building airmen starts before basic military training, in student flight. Student flight is where newly enlisted recruits spend drill weekends learning military …
ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- Imagine shopping online for an item that must arrive quickly and realizing the process will take 90 days. Ninety long days. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Heffernan, a flight aerospace propulsion journeyman with the …
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Defense Department’s information technology efforts are focused on maintaining the warfighters’ edge and supporting national defense priorities, DoD’s chief information officer said here today. “Today's security environment is …
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- The Navy Reserve is a convenient way for some sailors to serve on a part-time basis. The one-weekend-a-month, two-weeks-a-year schedule allows sailors leaving active duty to continue their service and, possibly, reach retirement …
FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Army leaders have approved a new strenuous fitness test designed to better prepare soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and lead to cost savings across the service. Army officials said the six-event readiness assessment, called …
FORT HOOD, Texas -- “A lot of people think fitness is about being strong,” Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Wallace said. “The thing that my program does is it’s all-around. You will be able to perform like you look and also be healthier. … You want to look good …
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled Africa in late June to work side by side with their air force counterparts in Botswana in support of the National Guard’s State Partnership …
LA PAZ DEPARTMENT, El Salvador -- Some 1,800 soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force Hope are providing humanitarian assistance as part of their training during the Beyond the Horizon exercise in El Salvador. The U.S. Army South-led mission runs through …
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Every airman has a story as to why they decided to serve and the journey that goes along with it. Air Force Capt. Elie Elchartouni’s journey started under a much different set of circumstances than most, as he and his family …
WASHINGTON -- Defense Department personnel continue to assist in the rescue operations in Thailand to evacuate the remaining four boys and their coach from a flooded cave system, the director of defense press operations said today. The DoD effort consists …
