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04/10/2024

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Delegations from the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy meet for a bilateral strategic dialogue at the Pentagon, Apr. 9, 2024.

📸: MC1 Jonteil Johnson

04/09/2024

Our Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) teams are pivotal in keeping our aircraft lethal and ready for the skies. Their dedication, expertise, and adaptability ensure we stand battle-ready.

Pictured here, the 3-82nd General Support Aviation Battalion - GSAB FARP refuels a CH-47 following a flight mission.

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

Today is his birthday, I just want a wish 🥹🥹🥹







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04/09/2024

President Biden will never stop fighting to deliver student debt relief to hardworking Americans.

04/08/2024

Good morning family 🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️🌹

04/08/2024

Coming in HOT.

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to depart the USS Somerset (LPD 25) for an amphibious landing during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in the Indian Ocean.

04/08/2024

The Soldier's Creed: What line does it start and end with?

04/08/2024

Have you been keeping up with Project Convergence | Capstone 4?

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command, attends Project Convergence - Capstone 4, at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin.

Senior leaders visited the National Training Center to tour the latest medical technology through persistent experimentation during . The U.S. Army is hosting PC-C4, a Joint, Multinational experiment from Feb. 23 - March 20, 2024

Army Medicine | U.S. Army | U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)

U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Charlie Duke and Spc. Hunter Grice

04/08/2024

Saluting our pint-sized patriots this Month of the Military Child! 🎉

Their smiles light up our toughest days, and their courage inspires us all. Here's to the children of our service members! 🎖️

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04/08/2024

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USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea.

📷: MC1 Jamaal Liddell

04/08/2024

, March 25 was National , and 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery were joined by service members from around the US Army Military District of Washington to respectfully acknowledge the incredible sacrifices made by all Medal of Honor recipients during a wreath-laying ceremony at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Many of these recipients attended, providing an incredible opportunity to salute so many of these living legends in person.

U.S. Army photos by Elizabeth Fraser

04/08/2024

Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland last week, the Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working tirelessly with local crews to assist in debris recovery.

Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey boat Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. They were using sonar equipment to determine the location of debris and search for submerged vehicles.

04/08/2024

This cutting-edge technology being fielded to Army units has the capability to transport up to 150 lbs., providing crucial supplies to Soldiers in areas that may be inaccessible or too dangerous for vehicles or personnel. This Tactical Resupply Vehicle is aptly named the TRV-150.

Earlier in March, Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division, assisted by the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, conducted training with this new drone at Fort Drum, NY.

U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Neysa Canfield

04/08/2024

04/08/2024

Learn how to protect yourself from social media scammers!

According to the Federal Trade Commission, “in 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported a romance scam, and reported losses hit a staggering $1.3 billion. The median reported loss: $4,400.”

Before you start building a relationship with a stranger, find out if the person you are interacting with is real or a scammer. Photos and personal information of service members, and especially general officers – those service members with general in their rank – are the leading fake profiles scammers like to use. We report them when we see them on our account, but you can help by reporting them through Facebook too!

Tips, examples, and what to do if you think you're talking to a scammer -> https://www.army.mil/article/274496/

04/08/2024

Welcome home, Soldiers! Drop a 🇺🇸 to show your support!

On Nov. 24, 2023, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 90th Sustainment Brigade, Alpha 2nd Detachment arrived in El Paso, Texas, following a nine-month deployment to Central Command’s area of responsibility in the Middle East. Tough ‘Ombres from the detachment executed theater gateway and postal operations during the Human Resources Operations Branch mobilization.

Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Randall Townsend

04/08/2024

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US Southern Command general shares leadership advice with next generation

By Shannon CollinsMarch 27, 2024



WASHINGTON — Gen. Laura Richardson, U.S. Southern Command’s first female commander, has commanded at the tactical, operational and strategic level. She commanded an assault helicopter battalion in Iraq. She served in the White House, at the Capitol and Pentagon.

Throughout her more than three decades in the Army, she’s earned awards such as the Distinguished Leadership Award, and uses leadership skills she shares with the current and next generation of Soldiers.

Opportunities

When Richardson joined the Army, women weren’t allowed in special operations units or in the attack helicopter battalions.

“Now all the positions are available and open to men and women who can meet the standards,” Richardson said. “There are so many opportunities in the military, over 200 different skill sets, over 200 different jobs in the military. Where else can you be a helicopter pilot, work at the White House, work at the Capitol, the Pentagon and lead America’s sons and daughters in combat? Talk about a challenge. Where else can you wake up every day and have an impact on national security and global security like the military? All of the opportunities are there.”

She said communication is key as well as investing time with the younger generation.



“We have to invest time with our younger generation to educate them on the opportunities that are there for them. Those opportunities won’t be there forever, so they have to make decisions before those opportunities go away,” she said. “If they want to be a pilot or a doctor, it costs money for that education. How do young people pay for that education? Army ROTC could open those doors.

“There are options. We’ve got to connect to our younger gen

04/08/2024

Train together, fight together, win together.
The 7th Infantry Division Best Squad competition, at Joint Base Lewis McChord, is showing up with some epic photography and challenges for its Soldiers!

Images courtesy of Joint Base Lewis-McChord