DECEMBER 12, 2018 - The National Guard is the oldest military force in the Department of Defense and will celebrate its 382nd birthday on Dec. 13, 2018. The Guard traces its lineage to the Massachusetts militias that defended their settlements and colony against attack, The National Guard has answered the nation's call since 1636 when the first militias in North America were … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2018
Aviation Center Expands Upon Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer Technology
DECEMBER 7, 2018, Redstone Arsenal, AL - Three years after the first prototype for the Black Hawk aircrew trainer was set up and implemented as a training aid at Fort Bliss, Texas, that technology has been enhanced. A team from System Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Aviation & Missile, also known as … [Read more...]
America Bids Goodbye to President George H.W. Bush
DECEMBER 6, 2018 - Eulogies hailed former President George Herbert Walker Bush as both a great and a good man at a state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral here today. The nation’s 41st president died Nov. 30 at the age of 94. President Donald J. Trump and former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter attended the service to pay respects to … [Read more...]
NATO Agrees: Russia in Material Breach of INF Treaty
DECEMBER 5, 2018 - NATO allies agree that Russia is in material breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and have decided to start planning for a post-INF Treaty world, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels yesterday. The secretary general spoke following a meeting of foreign ministers at NATO headquarters. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo … [Read more...]
Army Football To Honor 1st Infantry Division With Army-Navy Uniforms
DECEMBER 5, 2018, West Point, NY - Black and gold with a pop of red, the Army West Point football team's uniform for the 119th Army-Navy game is steeped in history. From the black lions on the sleeves to the red one on the crown of the helmet and the World War I era flag on the back of the helmet, each element pays tribute to the fighting Soldiers of the 1st Infantry … [Read more...]