SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 - The Air Force’s all-new advanced trainer aircraft, the T-X, has officially been named the T-7A Red Hawk. Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan made the announcement during his speech at the 2019 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 16. Donovan was joined on stage by one of the original Tuskegee … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2019
Acting SecAF Donovan Highlights Progress in Achieving ‘Air Force We Need’
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 - Highlighting a series of small but important achievements, Acting Air Force Secretary Matthew P. Donovan told an influential audience at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference Sep. 16 that the service is more ready and more capable than ever before and is adapting effectively to meet new threats and technical demands. “Today looks a lot different than it has … [Read more...]
DoD Program Aims to Deter ‘Insiders’ From Harmful Acts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 - The Defense Department is encouraging employees to keep the workplace safe by being alert to potential threats from colleagues or others as part of an employee awareness campaign that coincides with National Insider Threat Awareness Month. Insider threats are posed by employees or anyone else who has been granted trusted access to DOD information … [Read more...]
NATO Chiefs Support Afghanistan Mission, Look to Future
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 - The maxim "in together, out together" still appends to NATO operations in Afghanistan, Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach said today at the conclusion of the alliance's Military Committee meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Peach, the committee chairman, also spoke of the changes the committee is recommending to "operationalize" NATO's new … [Read more...]
The Navy Picked You for a Reason
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 - Today, around the Navy and around the world, men and women—Sailors—are making an incredible transition and advancing to Chief Petty Officer. The Navy Memorial is one of our most sacred places, here in Washington, D.C., and today I will stand with a group of Sailors who will receive their anchors. I can’t think of a more fitting place to celebrate such a … [Read more...]