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DVIDS | Sep 13, 2026
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and Michigan State Police rescued an injured, ailing man Saturday after he went missing in Isle Royale National Park on Sept. 5.
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
Between operational demands, family responsibilities and the pressures of military service, Airmen can face stressors that affect both their well-being and overall readiness.
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
The 926th Wing’s Development and Training Flight prepares newly enlisted reservists for basic military training by teaching foundational drill, customs, and physical fitness standards before they report to duty. Through hands-on shadowing of operational units…
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
Every morning for nearly 29 years, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey L. Steadman has driven toward the same unmistakable Vermont landmark on his way to work: the broad, distinctive profile of Camel’s Hump rising against the sky. Soon that daily view will belong to so…
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
FORT MCCLELLAN, Ala. — Soldiers of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command participated in a Wide Area Search (PER-213) course Aug 6-8. This course is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funded course provi…
U.S. Army | Sep 12, 2026
Enjoy your time while in Italy visiting some local festivals and tasting typical specialties. Many events are located in the main squares of the towns a...
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
On Sept. 8, 2026, SV26 officially kicked off in the austere training environment of the Peruvian Army Jungle School (Escuela De Selva) in Saucé, Peru. Under a cadre of jungle instructors from the Peruvian Army and U.S. Army 551st Infantry Regiment (Training)…
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia – From the shores of Dong Hoi, Vietnam, to the coast of Sibolga, Indonesia, across Dili, Timor-Leste, and now into Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) has brought together multinational military personnel from eigh…
U.S. Army | Sep 12, 2026
BATURAJA, Indonesia — Super Garuda Shield 2026 concluded with a closing ceremony, Sept. 11, 2026, at the Baturaja Combat Training Center, marking the cu...
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 18, 2026) — Rear Adm. John Hewitt assumed command of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central (CNREURAFCENT) during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 18.
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
Before the first boots hit the pavement, every participant reached into a wooden crate and pulled out a lanyard. Printed on each badge was a face, rank, and name of an emergency worker or first responder who ran toward danger on Sept. 11, 2001, and never retu…
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
The Hawai‘i National Guard deployed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to transport critical-care dialysis patients, caregivers and staff from Kaua‘i to O‘ahu on Sept. 10, 2026, following widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Lowell.
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
Soldiers with the U.S. Army Reserve's 351st Civil Affairs Command conducted Operation Sunset Canopy Sept. 11 at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, a tactical airborne and ground insertion exercise that showcased the command's Civil Affairs and Psycholog…
DVIDS | Sep 12, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific hosted a successful job fair Sept. 10 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii in an effort to recruit and hire permanent, full-time civilian positions ac…
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two pilots in two separate plane crashes Sept. 10
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Twenty-five years have passed since a clear September morning forever changed the United States. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing two into the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon and one into…
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
CLEVELAND— The Coast Guard responded to a report of a vessel fire with two people aboard near the entrance of the Grand Haven Channel on Lake Michigan Friday.
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Nevada National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. D. Rodger Waters joined community leaders, U.S. Navy personnel, veterans and residents in Fallon on Sept. 11 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that changed the nation.
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
Service members, civilian employees and families gathered at the Presidio of Monterey Sept. 11 for a 9/11 Ruck & Lunch, a one-mile remembrance walk comm...
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Service members, civilian employees and families gathered at the Presidio of Monterey Sept. 11 for a 9/11 Ruck & Lunch, a one-mile remembrance walk commemorating the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks and honoring those who lost their lives.
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Senior military leaders from 19 Indo-Pacific nations came together to explore combined maritime command-and-control concepts and mechanisms as the U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) College of Maritime Operational Warfare completed its Combined Force Maritime Com…
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Soldiers, civilians, families and guests gathered at the Greely Hall flagpole Sept. 11 for a remembrance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
DVIDS | Sep 11, 2026
Personnel assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River—the military command supporting Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River—gathered ahead of morning colors Sept. 11, 2026, for a 25th anniversary Sept. 11 commemoration. The observance…
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico — Elected officials, service members, Department of the Army civilians, families, students and community members gathered at...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
White Sands Missile Range Garrison Commander Col. Michael Lueckeman served as guest speaker at New Mexico State University’s 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb a...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
ARCENT honors those who ‘hold the line’ on 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) & Third Army held her...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Service members and Department of the Army civilians from Fort Buchanan joined elected officials, federal and state law enforcem...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — For a few solemn minutes, the rain stopped as U.S. Army Col. John Leitner, commander of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
More than 200 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, government civilian employees and industry partners who help make up Team Orlando gathered at Warfighter Park...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
After a resounding 59-3 season-opening victory over Bryant a week ago, the Army West Point Football team heads into its second game against South Florid...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
“Today marks the 25-year anniversary of 9/11; a day that changed the lives of every American—a day that changed our lives forever,” said Col. David Gaug...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
Over 10,000 soldiers, families, Army civilians, first responders and community members filled the streets of Fort Stewart today for a 9/11 Remembrance R...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Leaders from Fort Buchanan, the U.S. Army’s home in the Caribbean, met Sept. 10 with Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz and the...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT KNOX, Ky. — For some, Sept. 11, 2001 is not a historic event. For those people, 9/11 still feels very real, fresh, as if it happened earlier today.
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Meetings and briefings can tell U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Deputy Commander Maj. Bruce Merrill a lot about the...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2026) – For many service members, military duty means extended periods away from home, deploying to distant countries, and ex...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas—In a grueling three-day competition, 25 U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers strived to earn the titles of Best...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Staff Remembers September 11. FORT BRAGG, N.C.— Staff members from 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) along wit...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks forever changed the nation, Rock Island Arsenal hosted a solemn and unifying re...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Twenty-five years after the 9/11, attacks, the responsibility of remembering is beginning to pass to a generation that never experien...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT LEE, Va. — Hundreds of Fort Lee community members gathered Sept. 11 for the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Fire and Emergency Services Station...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
As the notes of Taps played across the cemetery, Soldiers assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command stood in silence beside the gravesite, prepari...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command supported the Drone Dominance Program’s Gauntlet 2 at Fort Carson, Colorado, from Aug. 16 through Sept. 5, 20...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
Inside the high-precision laboratories of the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity, accuracy is measured in micro-tolerances a...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
CONCORD, Mass.— Sept. 11, 2026, marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. To commemorate the trag...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, Texas – Depot employees, first responders, and community members joined Red River Army Depot on Friday for a Patriot Day ceremony...
Defense.gov | Sep 11, 2026
President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hosted the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon.
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Soldiers, firefighters, families and community members gathered Friday morning at Fire Station 1 on Fort Rucker to commemorate the 2...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Soldiers from across the Psychological Operations Regiment gathered Sept. 10 at the SSG Michael A. Dickinson Mock-Up to commemorate t...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Members of the Picatinny community gathered Friday to honor the victims, survivors and heroes of the September 11, 2001, terro...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
PADOVA, Italy —Sunlight parted cloudy skies as Soldiers and firefighters from U.S. Army Garrison Italy joined Italian first responders beside a twisted...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
1st Special Forces Command launches inaugural drone competition to sharpen formation readiness ANNISTON, Ala.— 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) bro...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
9/11: Alongside fellow first responders, military chaplains moved into the devastation to care for the wounded, nurture the living, and honor the fallen.
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT LEE, Va. – The U.S. Army Ordnance School and the Ordnance Corps changed out senior chief warrant officers in a change of charter ceremony Sept. 9 a...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Sept. 11, 2026) -- Members of the Fort Drum and North Country communities gathered at the “Lest We Forget” Memorial on Sept. 11, a quar...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
Built Through Competition: 7th Engineer Brigade Takes Best Squad Success to Army Level By Sgt. Griffin Payne KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — By the time four...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — For Sgt. Jaime Gilliam, joining the Army did not mean leaving his passion for sports behind. Instead, his time in uniform gave...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
Fort Benning, Ga.— In the swamps of the Florida Panhandle, Soldiers assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion routinely challenge Ranger Course stud...
U.S. Army | Sep 11, 2026
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The stakes are high, the days are long, and the margin for error is razor-thin. Over the last four weeks, the U.S. Army Security Assi...
Defense.gov | Sep 11, 2026
The War Department conducted an early morning flag unfurling at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Defense.gov | Sep 10, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attended the first meeting of the presidential commission on the U.S. Space Academy at NASA's headquarters in Washington.
Defense.gov | Sep 9, 2026
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently hosted its second interagency summit to accelerate cooperation against rapidly evolving drone threats.
Defense.gov | Sep 9, 2026
Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka, Japan, joined U.S. and Japanese military, government, medical and emergency response organizations for Exercise Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026.
Defense.gov | Sep 8, 2026
Rebuilding the defense industrial base means more than just facilities and businesses. It also means having the right people to do the skilled work, said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, during a field hearing befo…
Defense.gov | Sep 8, 2026
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 published its 2026 Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Quick Reference Guide, establishing a shared baseline of technical and tactical knowledge across the joint force and interagency partners.
Defense.gov | Sep 8, 2026
The War Department recognized unique and innovative suicide prevention programs during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
Defense.gov | Sep 8, 2026
A quarter of a century after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Garrison Italy soldiers, military police and firefighters will gather alongside local Italian officials in Padua, Italy, for a solemn 25th anniversary commemoration at the Memory and…
Defense.gov | Sep 4, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit's latest quantum sensing milestone shows aircraft can safely and accurately navigate vast stretches of ocean without relying on the same GPS that millions of civilians use to move through traffic.
Defense.gov | Sep 4, 2026
The U.S. special operations forces community is actively tackling the invisible threat of repeated blast overpressure to protect warfighters' brain health without compromising combat readiness.
Defense.gov | Sep 4, 2026
Service members, civilians and contractors at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Fla., participated in Exercise Urgent Response, a four-hour force protection exercise that tested how they preserve the military installation's mission during a complex…
Defense.gov | Sep 3, 2026
Representatives from 16 Army branches provided members of the U.S. Military Academy's Corps of Cadets a glimpse into what they may encounter after graduation and commissioning during Branch Week at West Point, N.Y.
Defense.gov | Sep 3, 2026
The Navy took a major step toward enabling persistent, unmanned operations when the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division led a demonstration off the coast of Virginia using a robotic towed connector to repeatedly capture, refuel and release an unmanned s…
Defense.gov | Sep 2, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosted Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, at the Pentagon, where the two men commemorated the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.
Defense.gov | Sep 2, 2026
Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians participated in Exercise Sentinel Samurai at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
Defense.gov | Sep 2, 2026
Soldiers assigned to the 75th Field Artillery Brigade's 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, recently trained at Fort Sill, Okla., to execute Artillery Table VI section qualifications and validate Role 1 combat medical support capabilities.
Defense.gov | Sep 2, 2026
Officials spoke to the media regarding the successful progress of Operation Southern Spear, the large-scale counter-narco-terrorism campaign in the Western Hemisphere, one year after the operation launched in September 2025.
Defense.gov | Sep 1, 2026
The War Department increased its artificial intelligence offerings by launching versions of Grok and ChatGPT to GenAI.mil to go alongside Google's Gemini.
Defense.gov | Sep 1, 2026
The 86th Airlift Wing recently supported Exercise Saber Junction 26 with joint air mobility operations alongside Army and Marine Corps forces at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Defense.gov | Aug 31, 2026
The Michigan National Guard debuted its newly acquired Mark VI patrol boat in Lake Huron during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 to simulate fast-attack threats and train visiting aviation units in complex maritime targeting.
Defense.gov | Aug 28, 2026
Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to stop three hostile, unmanned aircraft systems deemed a threat. They were believed to be linked to drug cartels.
Defense.gov | Aug 28, 2026
Senior leaders and security cooperation personnel from across the War Department gathered for the 2026 National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference in Atlanta to align activities and engagements with national defense strategy lines of effort.
Defense.gov | Aug 28, 2026
U.S. soldiers participated in Exercise Saber Junction 26 alongside allied troops in Germany to test combat readiness and new drone technology.
Defense.gov | Aug 27, 2026
The Army's Janus Program selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial locations to build and operate nuclear microreactors.
Defense.gov | Aug 27, 2026
To ensure operational readiness and maintain the tactical edge, airmen must train their brains with the same rigor as their bodies. Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to accelerate and modernize this effort with MindGym, a tactical training simulator.
Defense.gov | Aug 26, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented three retired Marines with upgraded awards for valor during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The upgrade was as a result of their heroic actions immediately following the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bomber attack in Kabul, Afghan…
Defense.gov | Aug 26, 2026
A ceremony commemorating the 212th anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg connected America's Freedom 250 celebration with the citizen-soldier tradition that helped defend the nation in its earliest years and continues today with the National Guard.
Defense.gov | Aug 26, 2026
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center's new SixPAC system blends lightweight polymers with a rugged steel shell, marking a leap in small-caliber ammunition packaging intended to reshape how soldiers use munitions.
Defense.gov | Aug 26, 2026
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War Sean Parnell revealed in a social media post that an ongoing War Department investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2021 terrorist airport bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, has uncovered classified documents th…
Defense.gov | Aug 25, 2026
U.S. soldiers and Oklahoma National Guardsmen partnered with Royal Brunei Land Forces soldiers to sharpen their skills during Exercise Pahlawan Warrior 26 at Tutong Camp, Brunei, increasing readiness through shared tactics, jungle training and relationship-bu…
Defense.gov | Aug 24, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told military personnel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., that they are the center of America's deterrent capability.
Defense.gov | Aug 24, 2026
Airmen trained in high-pressure, simulated deployment scenarios during a weeklong exercise in Montana to sharpen their leadership and survival skills.
Defense.gov | Aug 21, 2026
A battery-powered small unmanned aircraft system recently shattered a world endurance record, flying for more than eight hours in the desert heat — a milestone achieved using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army's organic industrial base.
Defense.gov | Aug 21, 2026
The Navy's MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter service life modernization program recently announced the industry performers identified to proceed to the first phase of a statement of work collaboration for the MH-60 tailorable architecture leveraging open systems prot…
Defense.gov | Aug 20, 2026
Behind the historic facade of Building 900 at U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Sill, Okla., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, is executing a high-tech modernization project that will make it one of the most structurally reinforced buildings on the ins…
Defense.gov | Aug 20, 2026
After 34 years of continuous service projecting American sea power, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington achieved a major aviation milestone by recovering its 200,000th fixed-wing aircraft while underway in the Indian Ocean.
Defense.gov | Aug 19, 2026
During Exercise Cold Raptor in Poland, soldiers launched micro-high-altitude balloons into the stratosphere to test emerging sensing and communication technologies.
Defense.gov | Aug 19, 2026
U.S. service members arrived in Keflavik, Iceland, joining forces with the Icelandic Coast Guard and other NATO allies for the U.S. 6th Fleet's Exercise Northern Viking 2026.
Defense.gov | Aug 18, 2026
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex hosted a historic Tiger Cruise for friends, family and community members near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before returning to its home port.
Defense.gov | Aug 18, 2026
In fielding the Infantry Squad Vehicle, an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers and their equipment, the Army took a rapid acquisition approach, using commercial off-the-shelf solutions and minimal military modifications.
Defense.gov | Aug 18, 2026
The United Nations Command commemorated the sacrifice of Army Capt. Arthur Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark Barrett, who were killed in an unprovoked attack 50 years ago in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in the name of peace and stability.