SEPTEMBER 11, 2018, Columbia, SC - As South Carolina residents and emergency responders prepare for Hurricane Florence, the South Carolina National Guard has mobilized approximately 1,600 Soldiers and Airmen to prepare, respond and participate in advance of this major hurricane projected to make landfall near the Carolinas and the East Coast. South Carolina Gov. Henry … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2018
Multi-domain Army Operations To Exploit Enemy Vulnerabilities
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018, - The genius of the new Army concept coined "multi-domain operations" is that it is designed to enable the maneuver commander to strike at the enemy's most vulnerable point, be that in the air, space, sea, land or cyber domain, said Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler. Gayler, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, spoke at an … [Read more...]
Russian-Led Idlib Offensive Would Be Humanitarian Disaster, Dunford Says
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018, New Delhi - The consequences of a Russian-Syrian regime offensive into Idlib, Syria, against terrorists hiding there would almost certainly be a humanitarian disaster, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. U.S. military planners believe there are better, more focused ways to go after terrorists who have taken shelter in Idlib. “The … [Read more...]
Army RCO Charting A New Path
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 - Doubling the range of towed cannon artillery in less than two years. Delivering the Army’s first electronic warfare systems for brigade and below. Training artificial intelligence algorithms to detect enemy signals. The Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) doesn’t do small goals. And that’s why the Army selected Tanya Skeen to lead it. A 10-year … [Read more...]
Navy Destroyer Seizes 2,521 AK-47 Rifles in Gulf of Aden
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018, Manama, Bahrain - The guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham seized an illicit weapons shipment containing 2,521 AK-47 rifles Aug. 28, U.S. 5th Fleet officials announced today. The weapons were found aboard a stateless skiff in international waters in the Gulf of Aden. The full count follows an initial estimate of more than 1,000 rifles. The skiff … [Read more...]