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Are you serving in US Central Command? We want to hear from you
Thousands of U.S. troops are currently deployed to U.S. Central Command, spread across numerous installations and dozens of ships throughout the region. Amid ongoing actions against Iran, the stories of service members bravely carrying out orders around the clock have largely gone untold. Whether you’re maintaining vehicles or launching and recovering aircraft, we would be glad to hear and share t...[Read More]
Area municipal leaders visit FRCE to discuss future growth
Local leaders from Carteret County communities visited Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently to learn more about the depot’s current operations and plans for future expansion.
Argentine and U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Engagement in Atlantic Ocean
The Argentine and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSOUTH)/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, April 28-May 1.
Army contractor swindles over $1 million … in MREs
For one U.S. Army soldier-turned-contractor, the lure of a processed lemon poppy seed poundcake seemingly proved too tempting to resist. Joseph Lavar Davis, 47, was convicted of stealing over $1.1 million worth of the military’s pre-packaged Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, in El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, said Tuesday, in a scheme involving three other co-defe...[Read More]
Army general left classified maps on a train in Poland, watchdog finds
The two-star head of the command responsible for coordinating support for Ukraine left a tube of classified maps behind on a train in Europe, losing control of the sensitive material for 24 hours, a new report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office has found. Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinki...[Read More]
Army general left classified maps on a train in Poland, watchdog finds
The two-star head of the command responsible for coordinating support for Ukraine left a tube of classified maps behind on a train in Europe, losing control of the sensitive material for 24 hours, a new report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office has found. Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinki...[Read More]
Army general left classified maps on a train in Poland, watchdog finds
The two-star head of the command responsible for coordinating support for Ukraine left a tube of classified maps behind on a train in Europe, losing control of the sensitive material for 24 hours, a new report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office has found. Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinki...[Read More]
Army general tapped to lead NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed
The Army general tapped to lead the U.S. National Security Agency assured lawmakers Thursday that he will follow the Constitution and the law when it comes to using the NSA’s powerful surveillance tools. Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, if confirmed by the Senate, would also run the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, giving him a critical role in the nation’s offensive and defensive cyber operations. The NSA has been...[Read More]
Army general tapped to lead NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed
The Army general tapped to lead the U.S. National Security Agency assured lawmakers Thursday that he will follow the Constitution and the law when it comes to using the NSA’s powerful surveillance tools. Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, if confirmed by the Senate, would also run the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, giving him a critical role in the nation’s offensive and defensive cyber operations. The NSA has been...[Read More]
Army helicopter pilot wounded during Maduro raid receives Medal of Honor during State of the Union
President Donald Trump presented Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot wounded in the audacious raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with the Medal of Honor on Tuesday during his State of the Union address. As Slover and his wife entered the chamber, they received a standing ovation and chants of “USA, USA, USA.” Trump credited Slover for helping plan...[Read More]
Army identifies soldier who died in training accident in Iraq
The U.S. Army on Wednesday identified a soldier who died in what the service has called a training-related incident. Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, died on May 31 at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, according to a Defense Department release. He was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve at the time of the incident. Seibel, a native of Robinson, Texas, was a combat medic specialist assigned to the Air Ambulance Com...[Read More]
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Army leaders struggled Friday to respond to congressional furor over the Pentagon’s decision to abruptly cancel a deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to Poland this month. Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve said in an Army budget hearing that the order to halt a planned 9-month rotation to Europe by 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to Eastern Europe came fro...[Read More]