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DoD Announces AI Challenge for Post-Disaster Damage Assessment - AUGUST 16, 2019 – When disaster strikes, speed is critical. The time it takes to properly assess damage in the wake of a major event can be the difference between life and death. However, emergency responders must often navigate disruptions to local communication and transportation infrastructure, making accurate assessments dangerous, difficult and slow. And while […]More News
- Mine Countermeasures Ships Sweep Arabian Gulf
- New NROTC Midshipmen Graduate from Navy’s Only Boot Camp
- Hypersonics Remain Top Priority for DoD
- Privatized Housing Survey Results Show Overall Satisfaction Decline
- Navy Announces FY-20 General Military Training Requirements
- Airmen Play Key Role in Successful Satellite Launch
- The Corps’ JLTV achieves Initial Operational Capability
- DoD Cloud Has Leading Uses For Warfighter, Officials Say
- USS America Hosts 700 Students for STEM Day
- New Hotspot May Save Airmen’s Lives
Army News
Army Orders First Combat-Capable Laser Weapon System - AUGUST 5, 2019 – The U.S. Army issued a contract award to accelerate the rapid prototyping and fielding of its first combat-capable laser weapon system. This prototype will deliver 50 kilowatt (kW)-class lasers on a platoon of four Stryker vehicles in Fiscal Year 2022, supporting the Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) mission. The directed energy […]More News
- Seasoned Combat Leader Sworn in as Army’s Vice Chief of Staff
- Army Looks at Cadets to Bolster Army Space Force
- Have a Good Idea for the Army? Here is Your Chance to Shine
- Bring Your Innovative Ideas, the Army is Listening
- Secretary Esper Thanks Soldiers in Farewell Message
- Army Boosts Soldier Battery Power for Greater Lethality, Mobility
- New Army Combat Fitness Test Challenges Best Warriors
- Elite Gaming: Army Engages Youth in eSports
- Army Officer and Crew Follow Historic Apollo Footsteps
- Hollywood Technology to Help Army Innovate Tank Training
New NROTC Midshipmen Graduate from Navy’s Only Boot Camp - AUGUST 15, 2019 – More than 450 Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen candidates from across the United States completed New Student Indoctrination (NSI) July 25-August 13 at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC). This was the second NSI session this summer. NSI Cycle 1 graduated 396 new midshipmen on July […]More News
- Navy Announces FY-20 General Military Training Requirements
- USS America Hosts 700 Students for STEM Day
- Navy Releases Hemp Policy
- SOCOM Commander Emphasizes Character to New SEALs
- Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Billings
- USNS Spearhead Supports Fleet Experimentation
- Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life
- PPV Housing “Out of Cycle” Survey Results Show Navy is Focusing on Correct Areas
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory ‘Connects the Dots’ for Quantum Networks
- USS Montgomery Arrives in Singapore
Air Force News
Airmen Play Key Role in Successful Satellite Launch - AUGUST 13, 2019 – With the help of mobility Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-5 communications satellite was launched into space Aug. 8 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. According to Don Ruffin, chief of the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Satellite Communications Division, the AEHF-5 satellite is built to […]More News
- NORAD Intercepts Two Russian Bomber Aircraft Entering Air Defense Identification Zone
- Air Force Pilot Training has Changed Over the Years
- Next-Generation Air Dominance Will Rely On Data Sharing
- Air Force Uses Digital Hangar to Test Aircraft
- Air Force Investigating Space Weather Effects on Satellite Materials
- Air Force’s Largest Aircraft ‘Front and Center’ at World’s Largest Airshow
- No More ‘Flight Suits,’ the Integrated Aircrew Ensemble Makes Debut
- Air Force LEGACY Program Builds Interest in STEM Careers
- Air Force Gathers Innovators for Tyndall AFB Rebuild
- XQ-58A UAV Completes Second Successful Flight
Marine News
The Corps’ JLTV achieves Initial Operational Capability - AUGUST 13, 2019 – Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readiness worldwide. Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration declared the JLTV program—part of the Light Tactical Vehicle portfolio at Program Executive Officer Land Systems—reached initial […]More News
- First Female F-35B Pilot
- Amphibious Raids: Golf Company Provides Lethality From Sea
- Corps’ New Sniper Rifle Now Fully Operational
- Berger Takes Helm as Marine Corps Commandant
- Okinawa Marines and Sailors Visit Iwo Jima
- Marine Corps at the Forefront for Ground-Based Lasers
- Corps Begins Fielding Mobile Satellite Communication System
- New Radio System Enables Marines to Simultaneously Monitor Multiple Networks
- Sea-Air-Space Exposition to Demonstrate Corps’ World-Class Innovations
- Enhancements Underway for Corps’ Handheld Targeting System
Coast Guard News
DHS and Coast Guard Launch Rescue Challenge For Boater Safety - SEPTEMBER 6, 2018, New London, CT – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), launched the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge, a $255,000 prize competition that seeks boater safety solutions that will help make it […]More News
- Coast Guard Cadets Redesign Helicopter Rescue Basket
- Coast Guard Decommissions 9th High Endurance Cutter After Nearly 50 Years
- U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: Celebrating 75 Years of Dedicated Service
- Air National Guard Security Teams Use Virtual Reality to Train for Active Shooters
- South Carolina National Guard Engineer Unit Dedicates Memorial to Fallen Comrades
- Soldiers Can Mix Camo Patterns for Cold-Weather Gear
- Honoring Our Veterans
- Carrying on the Spirit of Hope
- More Than 1,300 Guard Members Respond to Flooding Throughout East Coast
- At True North’s End
National Guard News
Guard Deployed to Help After California Rocked by Quakes - JULY 11, 2019 – Two major earthquakes that hit towns in the Mojave Desert of California July 4 and 5 left behind cracked and burning buildings, a closed highway and burst water lines that prompted call-up of the National Guard to help distribute water and food. The 143rd Military Police Battalion set up an emergency […]More News
- Changes in GI Bill Transfer Benefits for Guard Members Coming July 12th
- National Guard Among Top 25 Organizations for Diversity
- Guard Members To See Expanded Use Of Robots
- National Guard CST Tackled Security at Super Bowl
- Maryland Guard Prepares For Army Combat Fitness Test Through Innovation And Agility
- Nevada Guard On Duty During ‘America’s Party’ In Las Vegas
- 382nd National Guard Birthday
- Florida National Guard Works Route Clearance After Hurricane Michael
- S.C. Guard Preparing To Assist During Hurricane Florence
- National Guard Integral To DoD Effort To Build Lethality, Alliances