MARCH 21, 2019 - While Soldiers wear camouflage to blend into the environment, it is also important to ensure ground vehicles are not easily detected. The Army now has a new advanced coating system for ground vehicles that suppresses ground vehicle heat signatures, making the vehicles much more difficult to detect. The Ground Vehicle Coating System was developed by a joint … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
DoD Disputes Amnesty International Allegations of Civilian Casualties
MARCH 20, 2019 - Allegations by a human rights group that U.S. Africa Command is responsible for civilian casualties in Somalia are not correct, Defense Department officials said. Amnesty International released a report alleging that five Africom-directed airstrikes in 2017 and 2018 resulted in civilian casualties. The human rights group gave Africom the report before … [Read more...]
Undersecretary Outlines New Budget Plans for Modernization Priorities
MARCH 19, 2019 - As part of the release of the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, more than $57 billion in a five-year defense plan will be dedicated to modernization and other signature Army programs, the Army's undersecretary said Thursday. In turn, the Army is offering "a tremendous opportunity" to industry officials that are willing to step up their research and … [Read more...]
Team Offutt Battling Flood Waters
MARCH 19, 2019, Offutt Air Force Base, NE - Like large portions of Nebraska, Offutt personnel are battling flood waters which started to creep onto the installation March 15. An increase in water levels upstream due to a record-setting snowfall this winter, in addition to a huge drop in air pressure earlier in the week, has overwhelmed the southeastern side of the base with … [Read more...]
NATO Chairman Discusses Alliance’s Unique Role for Peace
MARCH 18, 2019 - NATO is the most successful organization of its type in history, and it is adapting to ensure it remains a force for peace in the future, the chairman of NATO’s Military Committee said here yesterday. British Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach said in an interview that alliance members are building a strategy that will act as a guide for … [Read more...]