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U.S. F-16 and Canadian CF-18 fighter jets supporting the North American Aerospace Defense Command flying under U.S. Northern Command authorities, intercept a “Track of Interest” (TOI) aircraft as part of AMALGAM EAGLE 25, an air defense and search and rescue exercise to improve operational compatibility between the NORAD, USNORTHCOM, the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, and interagency partners. This year’s exercise is focused on preparation for the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted in several locations throughout North America. Photo by Michael Dougherty.

Veterans November 2, 2025

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Emma Searcy

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by students from Burris and Muncie Community Schools. We will be publishing one letter each weekday. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.     Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 25, 2024) - An MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 prepares to take off on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Nov. 25, 2024. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker.

Veterans November 29, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Gavin Todd

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet. Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in formation during exercise Noble Fusion. Ships of the America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups and the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, participate in exercise Noble Fusion. Noble Fusion highlights that Navy and Marine Corps forward-deployed stand-in naval expeditionary forces can rapidly aggregate Marine Expeditionary Unit/Amphibious Ready Group teams at sea, along with a carrier strike group, as well as other joint force movement, and create advantage for U.S., partner and allied forces. Naval Expeditionary forces conduct training throughout the year, in the Indo-Pacific, to maintain readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry.

Veterans November 25, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Ava Gregory

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

U.S. Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fire at land targets during an aerial gunnery table at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2024. Utilizing Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s authentic training environments, aircrews were able to refine tactical proficiency and adaptability in aerial gunnery, essential to maintaining unit combat readiness and lethality. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Marshall.

Veterans November 22, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Bradley Dickey

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 27, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) conduct mooring operations at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 27, 2024. Jefferson City returns to its homeport after completing a western Pacific deployment. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Jefferson City is one of four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, the Los Angeles-class submarine serves as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert.

Veterans November 21, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Warren Arison

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

From left, two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, and two F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, follow a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, to perform a routine aerial refueling mission on Oct. 9, 2024, off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The aircraft flew during "Devilsmoke” 2024, a three-day dogfighting competition organized by the 119th Fighter Squadron's 'Jersey Devils', which included F-15C Eagles from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts ANG, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 175th Wing of the Maryland ANG, and F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. “Devilsmoke” 2024 also received aerial refueling support from tankers with the 108th Wing of the New Jersey ANG and the 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine ANG. Dogfighting is a core skill that all fighter pilots must master, and flying against dissimilar aircraft offers valuable experience for fighter pilots. U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. James Norman.

Veterans November 19, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Matthew Bennett

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Robinson, the Command Sgt. Maj. of 52d Air Defense Artillery Brigade, poses in front of a Sentinel Radar during Exercise Southern Shield in Romania, Nov. 15, 2024. The event highlights NATO's defensive readiness and air defense interoperability among Allied forces. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leara Shumate.

Veterans November 18, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Caymon Smith

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.     Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/  

.S. Marine Corps Rct. Michael Graziano with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, sights in at a target during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 6, 2024. Table one covers the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety in all shooting positions: sitting, kneeling, and the prone. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez.

Veterans November 15, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Jacob Garringer

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.     Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/    

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 7, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Jolly Rogers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 sit ready on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), September 8, 2024. USS Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky.

Veterans November 14, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Audrey Farris

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/    

U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, conduct a training exercise alongside members of the Asayish in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Sept. 30, 2024. The Asayish are the security and intelligence force operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bruce Daddis

Veterans November 13, 2024

‘Letters to Veterans’ From Area Students: Today’s Letter Written by Rylynne French

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— MUNCIE, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. During the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by 7th graders and seniors from Cowan High School. We will be publishing one letter each day. This year’s Letters to Veterans special feature is sponsored by Sam Pierce Chevrolet.   Sam Pierce Chevrolet 12401 West County Road 550 South Daleville, IN 47334 Phone: 765-387-4287 https://www.sampiercechevy.com/