Alaska Air Guardsmen build homes for Cherokee veterans By 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel, Thirty-eight Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing helped build homes for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, May 15-29 as part of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program. The Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, a collaboration with the Cherokee Nation, is …
Border Wall Border Barrier Money Returns, Ukraine Aid Package Announced JUNE 11, 2021 | BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS The Biden administration’s cancellation of border barriers returns $2.2 billion to the Defense Department, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today. Kirby also announced more aid to Ukraine during a press conference. The department released a memo signed …
Governor Greg Abbott: Drugs, gangs, & human traffickers are no laughing matter—nor a photo op for Congress. TX is undertaking an unprecedented response to this crisis. We’re going to start making arrests — sending a message to anyone thinking about coming here — you’re not getting a free pass. You’re getting a straight pass to …
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Joshua S. Robinson, 22, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Jun. 10, 2021, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, as a result of a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. Robinson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry …
From the National WWII Museum Activated on January 20, 1944, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the “Ghost Army,” was the first mobile, multimedia, tactical deception unit in US Army history. Consisting of an authorized strength of 82 officers and 1,023 men under the command of Army veteran Colonel Harry L. Reeder, this unique …
