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Alaska-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team ea...

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Apr. 21, 2025

FORT WALKER, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs from the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 65th...

“The Shot Heard Around the World”

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Apr. 19, 2025

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – The State of Hawaii held an opening ceremony for the Hawaii 250th Commemoration, on...

Operation FLINTLOCK, The Invasion of the Marshall Islands, January-February 1944
February 1, 2024 — This week marks the 80th Anniversary of Operation FLINTLOCK, the invasion of the Marshall Islands during WWII. This operation, at the time the largest amphibious assault of the war, was significant and had far-reaching effects that directly contributed to the allied defeat of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy in the Pacific... MORE

M4A1 Tanks with snorkeling gear land on Kwajalein’s Red Beach and move inland to support the infantry. (National Archives)

The Army’s First Long Range Fires Battalion Activates Second MRC Battery
January 12, 2024 — The 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, the Army’s first Long Range Fires Battalion (LRFB), conducted a ceremony on January 11, 2024, at the base to activate the second Mid-Range Capability (MRC) battery in support of Multi-Domain Operations... MORE

5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force command team, Lt. Col. Benjamin Bane and Command. Sgt. Maj. LeBaron Gordon II, uncase the guidon of Delta Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force during an activation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, January 10, 2024.

18th MEDCOM, POMGEN team for first ever PNG Trauma Rotation
December 13, 2023 — PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Machete attacks, tuberculosis, malaria and carjackings are not things commonly associated with laid back island life for members of the 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment... MORE

Members of the U.S. Army's 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, 18th Medical Command, (2nd from the right) Port Moresby General Hospital Director of Medical Services Dr. Kone Sobi, and U.S. Army Maj. Levi Daugherty, trauma surgeon, Brooke Army Medical Center, pose for a group photo during the inaugural Papua New Guinea Trauma Rotation at Port Moresby General Hospital at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 7, 2023. The Trauma Rotation follows the recent signing of the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and Papua New Guinea; it is a first-of-its-kind engagement between the U.S. Army and Papua New Guinea, which mutually offers parties the a chance to exchange medical expertise and techniques in an austere environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes/Released)

Yama Sakura 85: The Crucial Role of Multilateral Partnerships Among the US, Australia, and Japan
December 11, 2023 — In an era marked by geopolitical shifts and evolving global dynamics, the significance of a free and open Indo-Pacific has never been more critical... MORE

Japanese, U.S., and Australian participants take part in a rehearsal during Yama Sakura 85 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 11, 2023.

Forging a Stronger Alliance: Yama Sakura 85 Hosts Australian Army For Its First Trilateral Iteration
December 7, 2023 — CAMP ASAKA, Saitama, Japan (Dec. 4, 2023) – U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and the Australian Army met once again for the start of Yama Sakura 85, an annual multilateral command post exercise (CPX) focused on the defense of Japan. Today marks the opening ceremony of the largest iteration of YS since its inception more than 40 years ago... MORE

Service members from the U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australian Army, renders a salute to the national anthems of each country at the opening ceremony for Yama Sakkura 85 in Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023.