FEBRUARY 8, 2019 - The Navy’s newest Independence variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), will be commissioned at 10:00 a.m. (PST) on Saturday, Feb. 16 at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Pier 30/32. This event is open to the public, but tickets are required. Oklahoma Senator James Lankford will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. Former … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2019
Army Leaders Discuss Upcoming Moves to Ease Family Concerns
FEBRUARY 8, 2019 - Senior Army leaders Tuesday highlighted actions now taking place to address concerns brought up by family members four months ago during a town hall. Policy changes to improve childcare, spouse employment, military housing and the transportation of household goods are currently underway, they said. With more than half of Soldiers married and over 40 … [Read more...]
Guard Members To See Expanded Use Of Robots
FEBRUARY 7, 2019, Arlington, VA - The use of robots continues to grow within the National Guard and Guard members are likely to soon see additional robots with expanded capabilities, said an Army National Guard acquisitions official. "It's going to be a big difference in the future and I think it could impact the Guard in different areas," said Army Col. Nicole Clark, the … [Read more...]
Navy-Sponsored Scientist Awarded for Sea-Floor Mapping
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 - For creating the most comprehensive global map of the ocean floor, Dr. David Sandwell received the Charles A. Whitten Medal, sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Sandwell, a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, accepted the award at the AGU Fall Meeting in December 2018. Named after scientist Charles A. Whitten, the medal is … [Read more...]
Centcom Commander Briefs Senators on Regional Challenges
FEBRUARY 6, 2019 - No other region in the world is as dynamic, hopeful, challenging and dangerous as the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the Centcom commander told the Senate Armed Forces Committee today. “It is an area of great contrast and contradiction,” Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel said of the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the area known as the … [Read more...]