AUGUST 9, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Maria R. Gervais, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, deputy commanding general, was the keynote speaker at the Army’s leadership forum during the Sea Services Leadership Association’s annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium held July 12 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. The symposium provides professional development and networking … [Read more...]
Navy Debuts New Naval History and Research Center
AUGUST 9, 2022 - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its newest conservation and preservation site August 8 at the Washington Navy Yard. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, who attended the ground-breaking ceremony two years ago, spoke at the event for the new Naval History and Research Center (NHRC). “History shows … [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor Soars During 25th Anniversary
AUGUST 9, 2022 - RED FLAG-Alaska has been giving the United States Air Force and its allies extensive simulated combat training for decades, and this year is no different. This year marks the F-22 Raptor’s 25th anniversary of consistently providing America and its allies with fifth-generation air superiority. To no one’s surprise, the Raptor is proving itself to be a … [Read more...]
$1 Billion Support Package for Ukraine
AUGUST 9, 2022 - The Defense Department yesterday detailed the contents of the latest security assistance package to Ukraine, which is worth $1 billion. Provided under presidential drawdown authority — the 18th drawdown so far — the package includes additional ammunition for both the high mobility artillery rocket and howitzer systems. "This is the largest single drawdown of … [Read more...]
Space Command Partners with Guard for Space Cooperation
New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which augments the U.S. agency managing American surveillance satellites, pose with Brazilian officials at Brazil’s Space Operations Center in Brasilia, the country’s capital on April 19, 2022. The Guard Airmen were there as part of a State Partnership Program exchange. (Courtesy Capt. Leah … [Read more...]