JUNE 26, 2019 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers designed and built two science payloads that went up with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Heavy rocket launch on June 25. The Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (SWATS) will help researchers understand the dynamics of the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere, while the Tether Electrodynamic Propulsion CubeSat Experiment … [Read more...]
DoD to Take Over Background Checks by Fiscal 2020
JUNE 26, 2019 - By October, the Defense Department will be assuming responsibility for background investigations for U.S. government personnel and contractors seeking the various security clearances required to do their jobs. Right now, the Office of Personnel Management conducts those investigations through its National Background Investigations Bureau. But language in the … [Read more...]
President Trump Awards Medal of Honor to First Living Iraq War Recipient
JUNE 26, 2019 - One by one, 12 members of Third Platoon made their way to the podium in the White House's East Room on Tuesday afternoon, to join the Soldier who repeatedly risked his life on a fall night in Fallujah 15 years ago. Each platoon member, including former squad leader Staff Sgt. Colin Fitts and former platoon leader Maj. Joaquin Meno shook hands with President … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor for Former Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia
JUNE 25, 2019 - Former Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is being awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award of valor, for his combat actions while serving as a squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq on Nov. 10, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The President of the United States will present this award to Bellavia at a White House … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Soldier Returning to Earth After Mission Aboard the ISS
JUNE 24, 2019 - U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anne C. McClain will depart from the International Space Station to return to earth aboard a Soyuz "Union" MS-11 spacecraft June 24 at 7:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, following her 204-day mission with Expeditions 58 and 59, conducting technical and research tasks. "Army astronauts have a very proud legacy in the astronaut program." … [Read more...]