LOS ANGELES, California, July 16 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan Carrying only a backpack and a drone, Soldiers could capture and eventually re-create entire sections of forests and steep mountains. They can map 3D data from the rough, dry wasteland of the Mohave Desert, the dense rainforests of Hawaii or the rocky, hilly landscape of woodlands. They can even replicate the detail of a bustling metropolis. And with this data, they can capture intricate d  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today the remains of at least 22 servicemen, killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II, are being returned to the United States in an Honorable Carry Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2019. The Battle for Tarawa was part of a larger U.S. invasion (Operation GALVANIC) to capture Jap  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Connie Braesch Three Defense Logistics Agency Energy employees were recognized for their achievements to the organization's mission and Warfighter support. Army Capt. Theodore Yost, Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Karras and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lynell McLeod received Military Officer of the Quarter awards for the period of April through June 2019. Company Grade Officer of the Quarter  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today the remains of at least 22 servicemen, killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II, are being returned to the United States in an Honorable Carry Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2019. The Battle for Tarawa was part of a larger U.S. invasion (Operation GALVANIC) to capture Japanese-held territory within the Gilb  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 17 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, wrote a memo to Airmen stationed throughout PACAF, commemorating the command's 75th anniversary: The Far East Air Forces (FEAF), or PACAF as we know it today, celebrates 75 years of service on August 3, 2019. PACAF's humble origins start as a subordinate command to the U.S. Army Forces Far East, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, and led  more