DECEMBER 17, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement at the 11th Women, Peace and Security Symposium, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. The future USS Joy Bright Hancock honors her … [Read more...]
Taking Excellence from the Athletic Field to the Battlefield
DECEMBER 16, 2024 — The United States Military Academy has more than 4,000 cadets on campus every year, and each of them participates in some form of athletic competition. They either play on one of the 28 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams, on a club team, or compete in intramural sports called company athletics. “The culture of our academy is … [Read more...]
Army Medics Train with Navy Corpsmen
U.S. Army Sgt. Jaliah Rudolph, back left, from Montgomery, Alabama, assigned to 62nd Medical Brigade, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, assists Sailors in transporting a simulated casualty during a joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care training between Soldiers and Sailors in the main battle dressing station onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), … [Read more...]
West Point Team Runs Army-Navy Game Ball to DC
DECEMBER 16, 2024 — The approximately 300-mile journey of the Army-Navy Ball Run began on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in front of Quarters 100 — the residence of the U.S. Military Academy superintendent. Eighteen members of the Army West Point Marathon Team stepped off to cheers from the West Point community and Corps of Cadets to deliver the Army-Navy gameday ball to … [Read more...]
USO Holiday Tour Live
DECEMBER 13, 2024 - The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Admiral Christopher W. Grady, and entertainers presented by the United Service Organization (USO), paid a visit to service members and personnel assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Dec. 11, 2024. Pursuant to their mission to strengthen the well-being of the people … [Read more...]