The Surface Deployment and Distribution Command received and staged the first set of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Chinook, Black Hawk, and Apache helicopters on Feb. 11, here. Over the next two weeks, the SDDC and the 16th Sustainment Brigade will facilitate the reception, staging, onward movement, and integration of 10th CAB at seaports in […]

Louisiana Army National Guard members continue to provide 24-hour security operations in New Orleans East after a powerful tornado struck the area Tuesday. Approximately 100 soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are supporting the New Orleans Police Department by manning 16 static traffic control points in New Orleans East. […]

NIOA is pleased to announce the successful completion of Site Acceptance Testing of the LVS2 Next Generation Fire Control Simulation Training System. That was reported by managing director at NIOA Robert Nioa. The LVS2 Simulation Training System provides an advanced, virtual reality training solution that is compact, easily transportable and deployable, providing low cost, but […]

After a visit to the Pentagon with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan hinted a defense budget raise could be announced for 2017. That was reported by thesentinel.ca. Sajjan and Mattis met at the Pentagon for a 45-minute formal meeting, followed by a dinner. Surrounded by a six-person entourage […]

China has reportedly tested a new modification of its Dongfeng-5 ICBM capable of carrying a payload of 10 individual warheads. The test may indicate a shift in China’s nuclear policy or an attempt to put pressure on the Trump administration, experts say. In the flight test of the DF-5C missile conducted in January, the rocket […]

The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed the first successful intercept flight test of a Raytheon Company Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA, a defensive weapon designed to defeat short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. That was reported by press service of Raytheon Company. Crew members onboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) launched a […]

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island conducted an anti-terrorism/force protection exercise Feb. 2, 2017. The exercise simulated an active shooter and hostage situation and was designed to test various aspects of the depot’s emergency response capabilities. During the exercise, Marine Corps law enforcement officers responded to the All-Weather Training Facility after an active shooter entered […]

Following a four-day underway in the South China Sea, littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) pulled into Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for a scheduled maintenance period starting Feb. 3. That was reported by press service of United States Pacific Command (USPACOM). At sea the crew conducted training exercises designed to maintain operational proficiency while executing […]

In a little less than a day and a half the Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division completed a logistical feat; they loaded a company’s worth of fighting vehicles onto rail cars in Poland to be shipped to Estonia. The load-out was supposed to […]

Stavatti Aerospace is entering the Javelin into the USAF Advanced Pilot Training Program (T-X) competition. The Stavatti Javelin is a new twin-engine, two-seat, high performance military jet trainer and Very Light Fighter (VLF) aircraft. Derived from the ATG Javelin Mk-30, the Javelin will be a candidate for the USAF T-X trainer requirement, as well as […]