Selected after one of the most demanding and highly competitive handgun trials in U.S. military history, the SIG SAUER M17 was awarded the Modular Handgun System (MHS) contract for the United States Army—cementing its role as the official sidearm of America’s armed forces. This U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Commemorative Edition…
Commissioned on 12 November 2005, USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is the fifth U.S. Navy warship to bear the name of Commodore William Bainbridge, a distinguished naval officer of the early Republic and commander of USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Built by Bath Iron Works in Maine, Bainbridge is an…
Sig Sauer P226 MK25 Tracing its lineage to 1946, Electronic Attack Squadron 131 (VAQ-131) is the U.S. Navy’s oldest active electronic attack squadron. Originally established as Reserve Patrol Squadron 931, the unit evolved through several missions and aircraft before becoming Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 131 in 1968. In 1971, the…
Commissioned on 13 November 2010, USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of Marine Corps Corporal Jason L. Dunham. On 14 April 2004, while serving as a rifle squad leader with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in Iraq, Corporal Dunham deliberately placed himself…
Tracing its lineage to the organization of the 147th Aviation in the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota Army National Guard in 1987, the 147th Aviation Regiment has served generations of Soldiers throughout the Midwest. The regiment was reorganized and redesignated numerous times as the Army’s aviation mission evolved, while maintaining its…
Based at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the 128th Air Refueling Wing is one of the state’s premier Air National Guard organizations and has a long tradition of providing combat-ready airpower to the nation. The wing’s lineage traces back through the evolution of Wisconsin Air National Guard aviation…
Sig Sauer M17 The 38th Infantry Division traces its lineage to August 25, 1917, when National Guard units from Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia were organized at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, for service in World War I. During its training, a devastating tornado struck Camp Shelby on April 17, 1918, giving…
The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment was constituted in 1942 and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. The regiment fought throughout the European campaign in World War II, including the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, the regiment was reorganized and eventually became the 502nd Infantry…
The USS Carney (DDG-64) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the 14th ship of her class and was commissioned on April 13, 1996, at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. She remains homeported at Mayport. The ship is named for Admiral Robert B. Carney, a…
The 142nd Military Police Brigade was created by the Alabama Army National Guard in 2020 to bring Alabama’s military police forces together under a single brigade command. The unit was officially unveiled at a ceremony at Fort McClellan, Alabama, on June 7, 2020, and was fully activated later that summer.…