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Granite City, Illinois Military Bases
The Charles Melvin Price Support Center has changed greatly in recent years. Once a US Army Depot, it was reopened in 2000 to become an industrial and commercial property for the community near St. Louis called Granite City. Howev...
Arsenal Island, Illinois Military Bases
Base Contact Information Rock Island Arsenal Communication Office: (309)-782-6001, DSN: 793-6001 Visitor Information: (309) 782-0484, DSN 793-0484 Geography and Area Information The Rock Island Arsenal is located at 41°31′1″N...
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June 26, 2017
US Navy Sailor Mims is Facing Court Martial After Ocean-wide Search After prompting a massive search of the sea area off the coast of Japan, the missing US Navy sailor was discovered in the engine room of his ship has been relocated to a brig in San Diego this week ahead of potential court-martial charges, as reported by The Navy Times. The soldier who was employed upon the USS Shiloh, Gas Turbine...
June 26, 2017
US Navy Sailor Makes Ultimate Sacrifice for His Shipmates 37-year-old, US Navy Sailor, Gary Rehm referred to the sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald as his ‘kids.’ And at the time that his life was in jeopardy, he chose to sacrifice himself in order to save his kids that were trapped as a result of a collision. As word circulated around to the remaining personnel aboard the 7th Fleet tha...
June 17, 2017
After the United States destroyer collided with a Philippine merchant vessel on Saturday, just off the coast of Japan, seven US Navy sailors have been declared missing, according to the US Navy. The officer in command of the Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, along with seven crewmembers were injured. The officer of the ship, Cmdr. Bryce Benson was evacuated by helicopter and transported for ...
June 16, 2017
US Navy has lost 2 Sailors in a week Just a few short days after Petty Officer Christopher Clavin was lost at sea on June 6th, a mere 80 miles off the coast of North Carolina, Peter Mims was also thought to have gone overboard the USS Shiloh approximately 180 miles to the east of Okinawa, Japan. The USS Shiloh is part of the carrier strike group led by the USS Ronald Regan. Petty Officer Mims was ...
June 11, 2017
The news spread through Europe quickly when President Donald Trump delivered charging messages against the NATO alliance during his first foreign trip as president, threatening not to provide American defense for the identified nations that are not currents in paying their fair share of defense expenses. Trump did not initiate this conversation, as Pres. Barack Obama has repeatedly condemned the f...
June 8, 2017
The American Air Force may be up against extreme setbacks in the attempt of facing the outdated fleet of EC-130H jamming planes. As that branch of the military attempts to remove the specialized aircraft in service, and which case it has proved to be particularly valuable in the fight against ISIS terrorists, complaints are mounting against the plans. The American plane-maker Boeing made an announ...
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In January 2017, the Army selected a new pistol that will replace the Beretta M9, a handgun that has been the selected choice for the Armed Forces for three decades. But just like every form of weapon in the arsenal of the United States Military new and improved weapons have become a custom. Regardless the Army’s pistol has traveled through 240-years of evolution, emerging from flintlocks that a...
Down the road of time, the dominant nature of the American military will be based in part on the pace in which you are able to elevate into space and fly outside Earth’s atmosphere. That is the leading concept fueling the Pentagon’s advanced project aimed at constructing a spacecraft with the capability of launching small sized payloads into orbit at a decreased cost. The Boeing Co.’s XS...
