NOVEMBER 9, 2018 - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is celebrating the accomplishments of veteran, service member and military spouse small business owners nationwide during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW), Nov. 5-9. SBA offers a Boots to Business (B2B) entrepreneurship training program as one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Transition … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
TSA Precheck Open to Military, DoD Civilians
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 - Service members are trusted to defend the nation, surely they can be trusted when boarding a plane. This is the thinking of the Transportation Security Administration, which is pushing to ensure that service members and DOD civilians know they can use the TSA Precheck program. “Service members are already enrolled in TSA Precheck, but many do not know … [Read more...]
Army Must Update Logistics Operations As Part Of Modernization Efforts
NOVEMBER 8, 2918, Fort Meade, MD - Autonomous vehicles and brigade combat teams that will be able to sustain themselves for a week in the field were among initiatives outlined by the Army's G-4, Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, Nov. 6. Piggee, the Army's deputy chief of staff for logistics, spoke at the Association of the United States Army's Institute of Land Warfare breakfast in … [Read more...]
Military Supports Homeland Security At Border
NOVEMBER 7, 2018, Durham, NC - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff laid out the process for military support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during a discussion with students in Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy yesterday. The U.S. military has stepped out smartly to support DHS, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said. There are now 5,200 … [Read more...]
IRONHORSE Puts A Shadow In The Sky
NOVEMBER 7, 2018, Trzebien, Poland - The RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system’s (TUAS) engine roars as it slingshots off a mobile launch ramp at Horsemen Flight Landing Strip in Trzebien, Poland, Nov. 1, 2018, and into the bright horizon during another day of training for Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat … [Read more...]