OCTOBER 12, 2018 - A 13 October 1775 resolution of the Continental Congress established what is now the United States Navy with “a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, and a proportionable number of swivels, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible despatch, for a cruise of three months….” After the United States won its independence, however, Congress, … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
Democracy Providing Stability, Security In The Hemisphere
OCTOBER 10, 2018 - Democracy is succeeding in Latin America and can be a beacon to the rest of the world, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday at the Defense Ministerial in Cancun, Mexico. The Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, co-hosted by Mexican Secretary of National Defense Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and Mexican Secretary of Navy Adm. Vidal … [Read more...]
Kestrel Eye Satellite Comes To An End
OCTOBER 10, 2018, Redstone Arsenal, AL - If you are looking for a demonstration on exceeding expectations, you need look no further than Kestrel Eye. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center’s Kestrel Eye reached end of life in late August. As a Science and Technology demonstration, Kestrel Eye provided USASMDC/ARSTRAT … [Read more...]
Air Force Takes Runway Defense to New Heights
OCTOBER 9, 2018, Osan Air Base, South Korea - The Air Force is taking airfield defense and repair to new heights by implementing the Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System, a method of using small, unmanned aircraft to scan for airfield damage under wartime conditions, and even provide roof and electrical wire monitoring in peacetime. Two engineering technicians assigned to … [Read more...]
NATO’s Trident Juncture Exercise Tests Deterrence Capabilities
OCTOBER 8, 2018 - The world’s preeminent defensive alliance is readying to demonstrate its capabilities in its largest exercise since 2002, said Navy Adm. James Foggo, the commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command in Italy. Foggo, who held a Pentagon news conference Friday, will command Exercise Trident Juncture, which will run from Oct. 25 to Nov. 7 in Norway and … [Read more...]