Month: March 2020

The first air facility in Yuma was constructed in 1928 for military and civilian use. On July 20th, 1962, the designation was formally changed to the present, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Yuma continues to be the busiest Marine Corps air station in the department of the Navy for air operations. With access to 2.8 […]

Dugway Proving Ground, Utah is our nation’s premiere testing ground for chemical, biological, radiological, and explosives hazards. As the nation’s designated major range and test facility base for chemical and biological defense, Dugway Proving Ground provides a unique and effective area for chemical and biological defense testing and structure for encountering weapons of mass destruction. […]

October 8, 2019 – U.S. Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct squad patrols on range 220 during the Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-20 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. The purpose of ITX 1-20 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready […]

March 23, 2020 – Scenes of a drive-through COVID-19 test collection and pre-screening for military veterans at the parking lot of the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Veterans referred for testing by their provider are swabbed without having to get out of their vehicle, while other veterans are pre-screened in […]

February 13, 2020 – The U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron conducts a combat search and rescue training mission aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The HH-60G Pave Hawk’s primary function is to recover personnel in hostile conditions day and night, no matter the weather. U.S. Air Force video by […]

March 21, 2020 – An aerial view of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), San Antonio-class dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) … all part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, operating from Naval Base Guam with USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) and […]

Tim Hanifen attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, rising to serve as a Major General in the United States Marine Corps. Commissioned in 1978, he became a Naval Aviator in 1979 with 3300 flying hours in both peace and wartime. His many command assignments included his simultaneous stint as Commanding General of 2D Marine […]

January 27, 2020 – U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41stField Artillery Brigade (FAB), load M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) rocket pod containers for a live-fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area at Grafenwoehr, Germany. U.S. Army video by Gertrud Zach Training Support Activity Europe ———————————————————————————— […]

On January 1st, 2020, newly eligible customers, including veterans with service-connected disabilities, Purple Heart recipients, former Prisoners of War, and primary caregivers will be able to shop the commissary, military exchanges and use morale, welfare and recreation retail activities. Whether you’re a first-time shopper or you shopped the commissary during your time on active duty, […]

The Military World Games is run by the International Military Sports Council (IMSC), an event organized without political or sectarian motives and held in the interest of advancing peace. More than 9,000 athletes from 109 nations participated in the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China. The games are held every four years by the […]

October 8, 2019 – U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct an MV-22B Osprey aircraft tail gunnery certification during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 in Shade Tree Range, California. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine […]

The Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6200.03 “Public Health Emergency Management Within the DoD,” and supplements, provides military commanders with policy applicable to the COVID-19 outbreak. Commanders review and update the health protection condition (HPCON) based on the risk level in the local community and in cooperation with local, state, or host nation guidance. HPCON […]

Social distancing is the practice of reducing close contact between people to reduce the spread of infections or diseases. Social distancing measures include limiting large groups of people gathering, closing buildings, and cancelling events. Staying at least six feet away from other people lessens your chances of catching COVID-19. Other examples of social distancing that […]

The United State’s military has had a strong presence in video games since the dawn of the media. Experiences and genres from primitive arcade shooters to real-time strategy, first-person shooters, side-scrollers and the occasional beat ’em ups. Today the army is using commercial gaming tech in training. Soldiers run through team fighting scenarios within tailor […]

In order to provide safe and effective service to patients, the Defense Health Agency is recommending all Tricare beneficiaries call the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line at 1-800-874-2273, Option 1 to speak with a nurse before seeking any treatment for a potential COVID-19 infection. This is being done in an effort to prevent the […]

The story of past and present accomplishments, and what the Army Engineers mean to our nation in peace and war. Almost everyone knows the castle emblem of the Engineer Corps. The seal, bearing the legend, Essayons, which translated, literally means let us try. But, more than that, let us dare, let us do. That is […]