August 18, 2024 marks 10 years since an international effort allowed a team of demilitarization experts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) to safely destroy 1,300 tons of Syrian chemical warfare material at sea.
This month, the National Guard will celebrate its 388th birthday. It was on Dec. 13, 1636, that marked the beginning of an organized militia and the birth of the oldest organized units in the U.S. military.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Personnel assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Picatinny Detachment Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) Division at Picatinny Arsenal, recently supported a successful demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) system while underway in the Pacific Ocean, the first of its kind for the U.S. Navy.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Frank M. Kuras, a native of Coventry, Rhode Island, enlisted in the United States Navy in December 2003 as an undesignated Seaman. After a couple of years, found himself serving as a Gunner’s Mate, where he would learn to properly mount, stow, and secure all weaponry while at sea.
