U.S. Army parachute riggers assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, Detachment 1, pose for a group photo within the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), Oct. 15, 2024. The riggers moved bundles of blood and essential supplies in support of humanitarian aid operations within the USCENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo) NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), assigned to Bravo Battery 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, staged during training exercise at Fort Cavazos, Texas, July 24, 2024. Air defense artillery batteries are highly mobile, capable of deploying swiftly across the globe to support and defend U.S. troops and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc, Josefina … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 9, 2024 - The Blue Grass Army Depot is the only Department of Defense organization testing artificial intelligence-powered surveillance software to detect threats such as intruders, weapons, and abnormal behavior in real time. For the past eight months, BGAD has tested software called Scylla (pronounced SKY-la) as an intruder and active-shooter detection program, … [Read more...]

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 10, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) sails past the flagship of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CV 550) during divisional tactics maneuvering in the South China Sea, Sept. 10, 2024. Russell is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. … [Read more...]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Vietnam Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang participate in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the United States' commitment to continue … [Read more...]