APRIL 19, 2019 - The tradition of honor and legacy of valor that defined the life of retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole were celebrated during a memorial service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, April 18. On the day marking the 77th anniversary of the storied World War II Doolittle Tokyo raid and in a hangar surrounded by vintage aircraft linked to the Doolittle … [Read more...]
Army Considers Additional Multi-Factor Authentication Measures
APRIL 19, 2019 - The Army is working on additional authentication measures to provide more options to access Army online resources while maintaining the security of information-technology systems. Army CIO/G-6 officials are working with Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) to consider alternatives to the Army's current multi-factor … [Read more...]
Gen Goldfein Hosts Inaugural Space Conference for US, Partner Nations
APRIL 18, 2019 - Surrounded by air chiefs from 11 other nations, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein plunged deep into discussion April 11 about the changing nature of space. The daylong meeting at a secure facility in Colorado Springs was the first time air chiefs from other countries had come together in such numbers, at the same time, to talk about space. At … [Read more...]
Incentives Proposed to Reduce Army Pilot Shortage
APRIL 17, 2019 - With nearly 10 percent of aviators now leaving the Army, many of them for commercial airline jobs, the general in charge of the aviation branch said adjustments are needed to reduce the historic attrition rate. "We have a commercial airline industry that needs pilots," said Maj. Gen. William Gayler, commander of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence. "All … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Employs Drone to Inspect New Structures
APRIL 16, 2019 - U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Providence, Rhode Island, piloted a short range Unmanned Aerial System to inspect the construction of new Aids to Navigation structures. In a first, Lt. Kieron D. McCarthy conducted the inspections by piloting the UAS from a small boat assigned to the New Haven, Connecticut-based U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bollard … [Read more...]