Archives for March 2018

MARCH 24, 2018, Washington D.C. - The $1.3 trillion spending bill President Donald J. Trump signed today includes the largest military budget in history, reversing years of decline and unpredictable funding, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said at the White House. “Together, we are going to make our military stronger than ever,” Mattis said in a news conference today, … [Read more...]

MARCH 23, 2018, Washington D.C. - The fiscal year 2019 budget request for ballistic missile defense seeks to ensure the United States stays ahead of adversaries that are advancing their capabilities, defense officials said on Capitol Hill today. The United States military remains the strongest in the world, but its advantage is eroding as adversaries modernize and build up … [Read more...]

MARCH 22, 2018, Washington D.C. - As stated in the National Defense Strategy, the United States needs to invest and accelerate the modernization of key capabilities to build a more lethal force. Michael D. Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, today spoke to more than 500 senior leaders from the U.S. government and defense industry to explore … [Read more...]

MARCH 22, 2018, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan - In the dark of night in Afghanistan, a pilot gathers all the gear required for an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter training mission: medical kit, survival vest, night-vision goggles, and sidearm. Excitement fills the air as the engines start, but the crew maintains their focus as they hurriedly finish loading their gear onto the … [Read more...]

MARCH 21, 2018, Joint Base Lewis McChord – A senior NCO from the 2-358th Armor Regiment on Joint Base Lewis-McChord will represent the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade in the First Army Division West Best Warrior competition at Fort Hood, Texas, on March 26-30. Sergeant 1st Class David Bennett, an infantryman, won against two other competitors from his brigade in a … [Read more...]