FEBRUARY 18, 2019 - Three C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Joint Base Charleston, S.C., delivered humanitarian aid to Cucuta, Columbia, Feb. 16, 2019 in coordination with the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. The United States is responding to Interim President Juan Guaido’s … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2019
Cyber Command Expects Lessons From 2018 Midterms to Apply in 2020
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - Efforts to protect the 2018 midterm elections from foreign interference are expected to be studied and reapplied to protect the November 2020 elections, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command said on Capitol Hill today. During testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone told lawmakers that protecting the 2018 midterms … [Read more...]
Army Fields New Handgun System to Military Police
FEBRUARY 15, 2019, Fort Leonard Wood, MO - The U.S. Army began fielding M17 and M18 Modular Handgun Systems to the Military Police School at Fort Leonard Wood in December to replace the force's aging Beretta M9, a weapon that has been in use since the mid-1980s and is quickly reaching its serviceability limits. Sporting an integrated rail system, a polymer grip module and … [Read more...]
Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Tulsa
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco. U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. Kathy Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the ship’s … [Read more...]
DOD Unveils Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 - The Defense Department launched its artificial intelligence strategy today in concert with yesterday’s White House executive order that created the American Artificial Intelligence Strategy. “The [executive order] is paramount for our country to remain a leader in AI, and it will not only increase the prosperity of our nation, but also enhance our … [Read more...]