AUGUST 9, 2018, Washington D.C. - The Defense Department will establish a sixth branch of the armed forces, the U.S. Department of the Space Force, by 2020, Vice President Mike Pence announced today. In a speech at the Pentagon, the vice president also announced plans to establish a new combatant command -- U.S. Space Command -- as well as a Space Operations Force and a new … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2018
DoD’s Role in Election Security, Space as Warfighting Domain
AUGUST 8, 2018, Washington D.C. - The Defense Department will provide all support necessary to the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies to protect U.S. elections from Russian interference and other bad actors, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters today. The secretary also said the U.S. military must address space as a developing … [Read more...]
National Guard Chief Honors World War I Battle Anniversary
AUGUST 8, 2018, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France - Thousands of headstones silently testify to the American sacrifice at the Second Battle of the Marne 100 years ago -- a sacrifice the chief of the National Guard Bureau honored recently. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel was the senior U.S. military attendee at the World War I Centennial Commemoration at Oise-Aisne American … [Read more...]
New Policy Prohibits GPS Tracking in Deployed Settings
AUGUST 7, 2018, Washington D.C. - Deployed service members may have to ditch their fitness trackers in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan prohibiting the use of GPS functions in deployed locations. This includes physical fitness aids, applications in phones that track locations, and other devices and apps that pinpoint and track the … [Read more...]
Air Force Scientists Study Artificial Silk For Body Armor, Parachutes
AUGUST 6, 2018, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH - Who doesn’t like to feel warm in the winter and cool in the summer? Inspired by the qualities of fibers found in nature, scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Purdue University are experimenting to develop a functional fiber that can be woven into sizeable, flexible fabrics using existing textile … [Read more...]