APRIL 12, 2019 - A United States Space Force would build on and accelerate the advantage the U.S. Air Force has given the American military in space, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson; and Air Force Gen. John … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Innovation is Main Focus at Opening of Boston’s First ‘Army Week’
APRIL 11, 2019 - For 275 years, Faneuil Hall has been the site of meetings, protests, and debates. To this day, people continue to gather at the historic site--where Revolutionary-era meetings and protests were frequent and generations to come would meet to discuss the meaning and legacy of American liberty. It was only fitting that Boston's first-ever Army Week kicked off … [Read more...]
‘Intense Campaign’ Addressing Military Housing Issues
APRIL 10, 2019 - Site visits to military housing by defense officials to hear firsthand accounts of problems there are just one step being taken to ensure military families have safe places to live. Robert H. McMahon, the assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, told lawmakers on April 4 that the military services are aware of problems in privatized housing and have … [Read more...]
Port Chicago – The Most Solemn WWII Memorial You’ll Never Visit
APRIL 10, 2019 - The Port Chicago monument is located inside Military Ocean Terminal Concord. During World War II, where did the biggest loss of life on U.S. soil take place? Most people immediately think of the attack on Pearl Harbor and answer Hawaii. But that is incorrect. Hawaii didn’t even become a U.S. state until 1959. The biggest loss of life on U.S. soil during … [Read more...]
Health Care Transition Looks to Improve Processes for Wartime Missions
APRIL 9, 2019 - Since 2001, the military medical establishment has learned much about caring for trauma. Many American service members alive today who have fought since 9/11 would have died in previous wars. Thousands more have benefited from state-of-the-art care and the experience that military medical providers have learned in 18 years of war. The lessons of the … [Read more...]