Daily Debrief

Tulsa organization Veteran X aims to prevent suicides

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — There's a new tenant on the ground floor office at 3rd and Cincinnati, just down the street from city hall. They've got a simple

Veteran X Director of Ohio Operations: Jennifer Vaughn

Secretary of the Army discusses modernization efforts during SCAAP visit

SCRANTON, Pa. — The Honorable Christine Wormuth, the Secretary of the Army, recently got a firsthand account of the beneficial work being done at the

MARINE SAVES MARINE LIFE

OKINAWA, JAPAN -- On the subtropical shores of an unnamed beach, just north of Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Master Sgt. Zachariah Spitzer

Veterans suicide rate may be double federal estimates, study suggests

The rate of suicide among veterans may be more than double what federal officials report annually because of undercounting related

Mannheim battalion prepares, ships M2 Bradleys from APS-2 site to help train Ukrainian forces

MANNHEIM, Germany – Since fielding an entire armored brigade combat team’s worth of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment last year, Army Field

366th Fighter Wing approaches lead wing IOC with Raging Gunfighter 23-1

Air Combat Command selected five units to serve as test beds for the Air Force’s new deployment model in January 2022 and these units, designated

F-22 safely shoots down Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina coast

A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said

V-22 JOINT PROGRAM ISSUES BULLETIN TO RESTRICT FLIGHTS

HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS -- Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force Special

13TH MEU PRACTICE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, DISASTER RELIEF IN SRI LANKA

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster

Navy Awards Public Outreach Contract to Native Hawaiian Business to Solicit Public Input on Non-Fuel Re-Purposing of Red Hill

Nakupuna and its team of sub-consultants will solicit and consider all ideas received from the community with an emphasis on citizens on Oahu. Based

VA offers $30M in grant funding to assist formerly homeless Veterans

WASHINGTON — As a part of ongoing efforts to prevent and end Veteran homelessness, the Department of Veterans Affairs is announcing $30 million

TASK FORCE 61, U.S. SIXTH FLEET NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS FORCES EUROPE SUPPORTING FULLY INTEGRATED NAVY-MARINE OPERATIONS

NAPLES, Italy -- Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force, led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary

New 2-year AFROTC scholarship available to all qualified cadets selected to commission

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AFNS) -- Air Force senior leaders introduced the Charles McGee Leadership Award to provide tuition or housing assistance

Flag Officer Announcements

Navy Rear Adm. Frederick W. Kacher for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan.

Innovation Industry Days 2023 fosters partnerships, delivers solutions to I&MS challenges

SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- More than 2,000 small business, academic and government officials gathered Jan. 24-26 in San Antonio for Innovation

DoD releases Small Business Strategy

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Defense released its Small Business Strategy Jan. 26. The strategy promotes a strong,

MARINE CORPS REACTIVATES BASE ON GUAM

ASAN BEACH, Guam -- The U.S. Marine Corps reactivated a new base on Guam in a ceremony, Jan. 26, honoring the long-shared history of the Marine

VA housed more than 40,000 homeless Veterans in 2022

WASHINGTON — During 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs permanently housed 40,401 homeless Veterans, providing them with the safe, stable

US Air Force selects Howard University for science research partnership

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force has selected Howard University as the first historically black college or

Pacific Army leader leverages strategic career vision to develop professionally

The U.S. Army is committed to helping Army Civilians develop a strategic vision for their careers and to providing excellent professional development

U.S. MARINE RUNS TOWARD GUNFIRE, APPLIES LIFESAVING AID IN WAIKIKI SHOOTING

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Amed Issa, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, was at the back of the bar when loud popping

KingFish ACE makes entrance into RGMC 3

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AFNS) -- To better train and equip Airmen for the future fight, the 423rd Training Squadron from