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Partner Nation Industrial Capability Critical to Security - SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 – Every day, people across America are designing, building and producing critical materials and technologies to ensure that the armed forces have every advantage and capability they need, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy said. Jesse Salazar spoke today at the George Mason University School of Business in Arlington, […]More News
- Air Force Plans For Mandatory COVID Vaccination
- DoD Taking Measures to Protect Nuclear Weapons, Space Assets
- EOD Soldiers Field Test Unmanned Aerial System
- Army Tests Newest Dismounted GPS Devices
- Australian, U.S. Defense Leaders Discuss Future of Alliance
- F-35 Conducts First Aerial Refueling With T1 Drone
- Air Force Adds Digital Literacy Competency For All Airmen
- Smart Anti-Tank Munition Tested at Yuma Proving Ground
- Corps Views New Ship-Killing System as Key to Modernization
- Army Announces Mandatory Vaccines For Soldiers
Army News
EOD Soldiers Field Test Unmanned Aerial System - SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 – Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 707th Ordnance Company (EOD) were among the first U.S. Army EOD Soldiers to conduct field testing with the Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System. EOD Soldiers from the company put the UAS through its paces from a village in Training Area 4 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, […]More News
- Army Tests Newest Dismounted GPS Devices
- Smart Anti-Tank Munition Tested at Yuma Proving Ground
- Army Announces Mandatory Vaccines For Soldiers
- Army May Face Hard Choices in Future Budgets
- FED Leads Biodiversity Efforts For U.S. Military
- Pittsburgh District Provides Power Team to Hurricane Ida Relief Effort
- Broken World Record and Three Paralympic Medals for Army Soldier
- Security Enterprise Builds Strength In Cooperation
- Last of Blister Agent Projectiles Shipped For Destruction
- Engineers Tackle Army Combat Fitness Test In Alaska
F-35 Conducts First Aerial Refueling With T1 Drone - SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 – The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program completed its first aerial refueling of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, as part of the Navy’s broader initiative to field unmanned systems that transform and enhance the fleet’s capability, capacity and lethality. “Every T1 flight […]More News
- Last of Doolittle Raiders Memorialized
- Legacy of Navy’s ‘Top Gun’ Pilot Continues
- Navy Establishes New Medal to Honor Fallen Civilians
- USS New York Undocks on 20th Anniversary
- CNO Issues 9/11 Message to the Fleet
- Navy Launches New Task Force to Integrate Unmanned Systems
- Navy Breaks Ground on New Multi-Mission Dry Dock
- Noble Union Puts Warfighting Concepts to the Test
- America’s Navy Celebrates Navy Promotional Days
- U.S. Navy Identifies 5 Sailors Killed in Helicopter Crash
Air Force News
Air Force Plans For Mandatory COVID Vaccination - SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 – During a roundtable discussion at the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Sep. 11, Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones met with Air Force Reservists to discuss the Department of Defense-wide COVID-19 vaccination directive and its quickly-approaching completion deadline of Dec. 2, for the Air Force […]More News
- Air Force Adds Digital Literacy Competency For All Airmen
- Communications Squadron Redesignated As Cyber Squadron
- Defenders Beta Test New Weapons Qualification Course
- Air Force Releases Reports on Racial Disparity Reviews
- B-2 Spirit To Kick-Off KC Chiefs 2021 Season Opener
- KC-135 Stratotanker: A Gas Station In The Skies
- Air Force Repurposes Condemned F-35 Aircraft For Training Aids
- Air Force Drives Innovation Through Flightline Ops Challenge
- Air Combat Innovates With Air Force CyberWorx
- Airmen Reunite Afghanistan Evacuees With Family
Marine News
Corps Views New Ship-Killing System as Key to Modernization - SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 – Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—The Marine Corps’ top modernization priority is fulfilling the requirement for a ground-based anti-ship missile capability. The operational requirement for this ship-killing capability is a relatively new development stemming from the Commandant’s Planning Guidance and the Corps’ Force Design 2030 efforts. “As the Marine Corps’ first Ground […]More News
- NIWC Atlantic Lightens the Load for Marine Intel Units
- Marine Corps West Publishes COVID Vaccine Guidance
- Yuma Museum Dedicates AV-8B Harrier, Remembers Fallen Marines
- Marine Corps In Charge Of First MQ-9A “Reaper”
- Noble Union Puts Warfighting Concepts to the Test
- Monk Seals Take Over Marine Base
- Marines 3D Print a Rocket Headcap For Mine-Clearing Missions
- Marines Screen, Assemble First Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Using Nonstandard Demolition Techniques
- More Marines Deploy In Support of Haiti Relief Operations
Coast Guard News
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 44th Fast Response Cutter - AUGUST 9, 2021 – The USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) became the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter during a commissioning ceremony Friday at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon. The Glen Harris will be homeported in Manama, Bahrain, and serve at U.S. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. Adm. Linda Fagan, the vice commandant […]More News
- Leaders Discuss Tri-Service Maritime Strategy to Deterring Conflict
- U.S. Navy, Marines, Coast Guard Conduct Joint Operations
- Navy and Coast Guard Operate Together In Aegean Sea
- Coast Guard Cutter Interdicts Smuggling Vessels in Eastern Pacific
- USNCC Pilot Program Set to Launch January 2021
- Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Release Maritime Strategy
- Coast Guard Program Offers Opportunities for Future Leaders
- Coast Guard Completes 30 Day Test of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
- Coast Guard Releases 200+ Sea Turtles Off Florida
- Coast Guard Repatriates 20 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
National Guard News
How September 11, 2001 Shaped The Future Of The Washington NG - SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 – The world is undoubtedly a different place than it was 20 years ago. Following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, more than 200 Washington National Guardsmen deployed to airports across the state. Their mission was to assist with the security of air travel, helping restore the faith of travelers after […]More News
- Guard Fights Wildfires, Responds to Ida, Serves Overseas
- New York State Military Museum Marks 9/11 Anniversary
- National Guard Conducts Multiple Hurricane Ida Missions
- Oklahoma National Guard Distributes Supplies to Louisiana Citizens
- Cal Guard MPs Support CHP as Caldor Fire Grows
- National Guard En Route to Louisiana in Response to Hurricane Ida
- National Guard Members Responded Selflessly To Attacks On 9/11
- More Than 5,000 Guard Members Supporting Hurricane Relief
- From Afghan Interpreter to Service in The National Guard
- National Guard Helps With Massive Afghanistan Evacuation