According to Merriam-Webster, the word ‘deployment’ means a “placement or arrangement in position for a particular use or purpose.” For many in the military community, it brings a mixed sense of...
Senior Airman Chad Tavenner, 374th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, left, assists, Kaleia Shealy, Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations, with a toy rifle during Operation K.U.D.O.S. at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 30, 2022.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nathan Windmorst, a naval flight officer with Carrier Air Wing 5, hugs his wife upon returning to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 6, 2021.
U.S. Marines and sailors with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in order to rehearse distributed operations capabilities beginning Jan. 21, 2021.
To combat the stressors of the novel coronavirus and improve the overall well-being of service members of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, helping agencies assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing stood up the Disaster Mental Health team in accordance with a Department of Defense mandate.
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway, serving as America’s strongest symbol of resolve and navigating the global pandemic as its mission endures, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.