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Aviation Center Expands Upon Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer Technology - DECEMBER 7, 2018, Redstone Arsenal, AL – Three years after the first prototype for the Black Hawk aircrew trainer was set up and implemented as a training aid at Fort Bliss, Texas, that technology has been enhanced. A team from System Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Aviation & […]More News
- America Bids Goodbye to President George H.W. Bush
- NATO Agrees: Russia in Material Breach of INF Treaty
- Army Football To Honor 1st Infantry Division With Army-Navy Uniforms
- Bush Taught Others to Live ‘A Life without Regret’
- Bringing Hope To Paradise, By The Truckload
- Tributes Flow in as Nation Mourns Passing of George H.W. Bush
- MQ-9 Reaper Keeps Eyes On Targets
- Iran’s Military Tentacles Expanding in Region
- DoD Fosters Relationships with Artificial Intelligence Industry
- Marine Corps Wants New Lightweight Hard Armor Plates
Army News
Army Football To Honor 1st Infantry Division With Army-Navy Uniforms - DECEMBER 5, 2018, West Point, NY – Black and gold with a pop of red, the Army West Point football team’s uniform for the 119th Army-Navy game is steeped in history. From the black lions on the sleeves to the red one on the crown of the helmet and the World War I era flag […]More News
- Troops Receive 150 Tons Of Good Eats In Advance Of Thanksgiving
- After Recent Rocket Failure, Army Astronaut Confident About Upcoming Mission
- U.S. Army to Roll Out New Army Greens Uniform
- Army Must Update Logistics Operations As Part Of Modernization Efforts
- Soldiers Begin First Phase Of ACFT Adoption
- New Initiatives Aim To Transform Army Recruiting
- Army Honors Native American Heritage Month
- Army Developing New Enhanced Night Vision Goggles, Squad Rifles to Increase Soldier Lethality
- Army Energy Resilience Projects
- Army Reserve Preparing To Fight On A New Battlefield
Efforts Underway to Aid Civilians in Colombia, Yemen - NOVEMBER 26, 2018 – Progress is being made to assist civilians in several parts of the world, including in Colombia and Yemen, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said. The USNS Comfort, a hospital ship, is now docked in Colombia as part of an 11-week voyage to ports of call that have so far included Peru […]More News
- USS Sioux City Is “Brought to Life” At The U.S. Naval Academy
- Navy Task Force Promotes Increased Knowledge of Ocean Environment
- Navy, Gerard Butler Collaborate on Submarine Movie
- “Forged by the Sea”, U.S. Navy Celebrates 243 Years
- Navy Satellite System Receives Green Light for Expanded Operational Use
- Anchor Your Maritime Career With Navy COOL
- Fifth-Gen Fighter Integration Furthered by Hawaiian Raptors and Marine F35s
- Video Games And The Future Navy Force
- New Commander Takes Helm of Navy Recruiting Command
- USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials
Air Force News
Supporting The Future Of Aviation - NOVEMBER 2, 2018, Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, IN -The Civil Air Patrol has been around since the dawn of World War II, carrying out emergency services and disaster relief missions nationwide. As an official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, its 60,000 members selflessly devote their time and energy in times of disaster […]More News
- Air Force Leadership Talks Retention And Readiness
- Air Force Takes Runway Defense to New Heights
- Happy Birthday, U.S. Air Force! Celebrating 71 Years of Heritage
- First Invisible Wounds Center Opens at Eglin Air Force Base
- Air Force Scientists Study Artificial Silk For Body Armor, Parachutes
- Air Force Recruiters Learn About Innovations for Next-Gen Special Ops Airmen
- Secretary Of The Air Force Visits The Liberty Wing
- Air Force Collaboration Could Increase Use of Composites in Aerospace Manufacturing
- Air Force Drones Help California Firefighters Combat Wildfires
- Small Antennas Could Bring Big Benefits To The Air Force
Marine News
Marine Corps Wants New Lightweight Hard Armor Plates - NOVEMBER 30, 2018 – The Marine Corps has released a request for proposal for a lightweight hard armor plate to lighten the load for Marines and allow commanders to adapt to the environment, mission and level of threat on the battlefield. In August, Marine Corps Systems Command assessed industry’s capability to make a plate that […]More News
- VMM-268 Ospreys Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight
- Marines Test Future of Wireless Communications
- Celebrating 100 Years of Women Serving in The Marine Corps
- Fifth-Gen Fighter Integration Furthered by Hawaiian Raptors and Marine F35s
- Harvested HMMWV Parts Will Save Corps Millions, Increase Survivability Of JLTV
- Next-Generation Binoculars Contribute to Battlefield Survivability
- First Female Marine Graduates Infantry Officer Course
- Marines Train to Save Lives Under Stress
- ‘Rhinos’ Support Steel Knight 2016
- US Navy Corpsmen, Marines Contribute to Life-Saving Efforts in Iraq
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
Florida National Guard Works Route Clearance After Hurricane Michael - OCTOBER 15, 2018, Panama City, FL – “Seeing all the people here that are in dire need of our help… this is what we signed up to do.” said Florida National Guard Spc. Thomas Brinsko, a Soldier of Alpha Co. 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion in Tallahassee, Florida.” Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle Oct. 11, […]More News
- S.C. Guard Preparing To Assist During Hurricane Florence
- National Guard Integral To DoD Effort To Build Lethality, Alliances
- Guard Conducts First Aerial Gunnery In Republic Of Macedonia
- Thousands of Guardsmen Battle Western U.S. Wildfires
- National Guard Troops Safeguard The All-Star Game
- Employers Have A Taste Of The Military At Bosslift 2018
- Army Guard Soldiers to See Tuition Assistance Program Changes
- Army National Guard Fields Disaster Comms Systems as 2018 Hurricane Season Begins
- National Guard Bureau Personnel Authorized to Wear New Organizational Badge
- Louisiana National Guard Enlists First Female Field Artillery Soldier