by Asa Rhoden | Aug 27, 2026 | In Our Communities, On Base
Bug Camp Inspires Future Biologists At the second annual Bug Camp at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, students got the opportunity to dissect and analyze bugs in a laboratory environment. The Defense Health Agency-sponsored event hosted 13 middle schoolers for a...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 27, 2026 | On Base
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Burnett puts away his radio at Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 17-21. Marine Corps photo by...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 7, 2026 | DOD/Pentagon, On Base
President Donald Trump confronted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth regarding the munitions shortages effect on the war in Iran, The Washington Post reported. At a Cabinet meeting last weekend at Camp David, Trump expressed frustrations that the shortage had not been...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 7, 2026 | Drones, In Our Communities, On Base
‘Game of Drones’ Unites Drone Systems in California A three-day Defense Contract Management Agency-sponsored event at Edwards Air Force Base, California brought together vendors and stakeholders to discuss drone technology. “‘Game of Drones’ brings together teams...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 7, 2026 | On Base
A U.S. Army flight medic provides instruction to Soldiers during a MEDEVAC and CASEVAC training lane during Warrior Exercise 26 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Aug. 2. Army Reserve photo by Kenneth Rodriguez
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 6, 2026 | DOD/Pentagon, On Base, Quality of Life
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a military spouse commission to directly address issues facing military spouses and their families, Military Times reported. The targeted areas include employment, education, childcare, healthcare and...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 6, 2026 | In Our Communities, On Base
Florida Community Hosts Wildfire Exercise Officials in Jacksonville, Florida, a 2026 Great American Defense Community, met to host a tabletop exercise focused on drought and wildfire prevention. Twenty-five representatives from Naval Station Mayport and Naval Air...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 6, 2026 | News from ADC, On Base
Pentagon Plans AI Data Centers at Military Bases Across Multiple Branches (Military.com) This milspouse built a blog and podcast to unpack military life for new military spouses (We Are the Mighty) Fort Carson spouse to lend foreign-born experience to national...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 5, 2026 | On Base
The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial is set to open on October 24 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It will honor the 383 service members who died in the wars as well as all the service members who served. “We hope it’s a memorial that’s designed for...
