Top 6 bird calls to perfect before deploying to Asia
Asia is blessed with hundreds of bird species, commonly observed in urban and rural areas. Bird watchers often travel to Asia to witness these exotic breeds, although some are difficult…
How deployed soldiers celebrate Christmas
Every year, thousands of Americans in the military spend their holidays serving their country abroad. This year is no exception. There are service members on every continent, in over 170…
What it’s really like for military families when troops are deployed
#WWIII, #NoWarWithIran, and other trending Twitter hashtags from the past week reveal the anxiety people across the globe are feeling amid near-boiling-point tensions between the US and Iran.
The US is sending 3,500 Army paratroopers to the M…
The Army’s venerable Kiowa helicopter is taking flight again
The distinctive and venerable OH-58 Kiowa helicopter, mothballed and grounded in the dry desert of Arizona, after being retired from US Army service with almost 50 years of service, is finding its wings again in Greece.
For an Army aviator, th…
Celebrations kick off with Marine Corps birthday run
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black led a motivational run on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Nov. 5, 2019. The run was held in celebration of the Marine Corps’ upcoming 244th bir…
Third time’s a charm: Twin brothers deploy together again
From working at McDonalds, to attending Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), to serving more than 18 years each in the U.S. Army Reserve — identical twin master sergeants are mobilized together for the third time.
Master Sgt. …
How the Navy’s newest fleet has been training for a new kind of fight
One year ago in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard USS George H.W. Bush at the establishment ceremony for US 2nd Fleet, I directed the fleet to be ready to fight — ready to fight so that we do not have to.
The last time 2nd Fleet existed, th…
Marine Corps’ JLTV is officially ready for the battlefield
The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide.
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration declared th…