MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman’s alarm system announces general quarters. It’s another damage control drill, and the Truman’s crew head to their stations. Then, for one sailor, everything goes black. “I couldn’t breathe and …
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- For most people, spending a day without their cell phone is an impossible feat. To spend 30 days without a phone, writing, reading, talking or even eye contact would seem unfathomable, but for Thailand Buddhist monks, this is …
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Coalition-supported forces destroyed an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-owned cache of narcotic drugs in southern Syria, June 12, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. The drugs, estimated to have …
WASHINGTON -- The United States needs its Merchant Marine officers to employ discipline, strategic thinking and strong ethics in the often challenging and dangerous maritime transport industry, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said today during his …
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis today told this year’s U.S. Naval War College graduates he is confident they’ll carry forward the legacy of the school’s founding officers as they take their intellectual firepower forward to tackle the …
ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho -- Hidden beneath twigs and weeds, the three snipers’ stomachs are flat on the ground with dirt and grime on their faces. It’s a 90-degree day. A drip of sweat rolls down into the lead sniper’s eye, stinging and …
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Every year, the U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition tests soldiers’ physical endurance, mental agility and tactical proficiency in a host of essential skills. Rappelling is one of those skills. This year’s competition here began …
CAMP COURTNEY, Japan -- In 2002, Marine Corps infantryman Sgt. George Jones told an interviewer that his dream was to retire as an officer in the Marine Corps. Jones, a Liberia native, had by then survived a civil war in his home country, emigrated to the …
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis spoke by phone today to Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo in two separate calls to discuss the results of the recent summit between the U.S. and North …
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis spoke with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo today from the Pentagon to discuss the results of the U.S.-North …
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis spoke with his Japanese counterpart, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera today from the Pentagon to discuss the results of the U.S.-North Korea …
BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland -- As this year’s U.S. Army Europe-led Saber Strike 18 cooperative training exercise comes to an end, soldiers from NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland reflected on training, partnerships and interoperability. “ …
WASHINGTON -- One fateful evening in 1974 after dropping his girlfriend at home in Shelby County, Alabama, Bob Trainor heard a U.S. Coast Guard radio ad that would change his life. “Within those 60 seconds, I was hooked,” Trainor said. “I visited the …
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Army Sgt. Maj. Seretta Lawson of Enid, Oklahoma, is the first African-American female to attain the top enlisted rank in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Lawson began her military career in 1993 as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, where …
WASHINGTON -- Nearing its 100th day of its deployment in Afghanistan, the highly trained and specialized 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for the NATO Resolute Support mission is seeing results, the brigade’s commander said today. “We confirm that we …
PAHOA, Hawaii -- Since June 7, engineers with the Hawaii Army National Guard have been constructing a community of emergency "micro-shelter" housing units here for residents displaced by the ongoing Kilauea eruption. Sometimes working in pouring …
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department recognized six sexual assault response coordinators for exceptional service over the past year. The winners of the 2018 Exceptional SARC of the Year are chosen from each of the armed services. Awardees represent the …
RUKLA, Lithuania -- Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division deployed here to participate in an interoperability/readiness exercise with NATO allies and other U.S. partners. Elements of the division flew non-stop aboard a C-17 Globemaster III …
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Corker is here training to be an Air Force flight engineer, which is an enlisted member of a flight crew who monitors and operates the complex systems in an aircraft. To become a flight …
The Department of Defense recognized six sexual assault response coordinators for exceptional service over the past year. The winners of the 2018 Exceptional SARC of the Year are chosen from each of the four services, the National Guard, and the Coast …
