Joint Task Force Bravo, in concert with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provided critical humanitarian assistance to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

The combat ship USS Wichita departed Naval Station Mayport, Fla., to support U.S. Northern Command southern border operations, assuming duties previously executed by the combat ship USS St. Louis.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., to learn more about the breakthrough technologies the agency is spearheading.

Combat medics at Fort Campbell's School of Medicine completed a training regime focused on developing the medic corps for the next generation of warfighting.

The Los Angeles Military Entrance Processing Station, the busiest MEPS in the nation, added a new feature that's already making waves: a patriotic selfie station designed to honor the moment young Americans take their first step into military service.

The Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force collaborated with U.S. Transportation Command to help service members and War Department civilians recover and resolve household goods claims that stalled after the termination of a contract with HomeSafe Alliance.

While the federal government was closed for all of October and the first week of November, service members kept working and the defense of the nation never stopped.