JANUARY 31, 2020 - The commanders of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Southern Command shared the challenges their commands face with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, Africom's commander, and Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, the Southcom commander, appeared before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on the fiscal year 2021 defense funding request … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
Fightertown Completes TBR Expansion and Modernization
JANUARY 31, 2020 - Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Townsend Bombing Range, January 29. The ceremony was held to commemorate the completion of expanding and modernizing TBR, the East Coast’s premier air-to-ground bombing range. “When I first encountered the range and started working with the personnel in 2015-2016 it was still operated by … [Read more...]
Sailors, Marines, Civilians Beware of Tax Scams
JANUARY 31, 2020 - Tax season presents increased opportunities for malicious cyber actors to conduct tax-themed cyber operations for financial gain, identity theft, and the theft of sensitive information. Tax-related scams are particularly common during the tax season and are often carried out through email, text messages, social media messages, and phone calls. In many … [Read more...]
Space Operation Embraces Major Changes as New Battlefield Emerges
JANUARY 31, 2020 - After Capt. Robert Franchino attended the basic course for Army space cadre, the military intelligence officer was hooked. "It lit a fire," he said. "I was interested and engaged the entire time, and I just knew I wanted to be involved in space operations somehow in the military for the rest of my career." Now a space operations officer through U.S. … [Read more...]
Vice Chairman Says Pace Needs to Quicken on DoD Reform
JANUARY 30, 2020 - While the Defense Department is modernizing and undergoing needed reform and improving readiness, adversaries are moving even more quickly in those areas, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten said if the department doesn't speed up its efforts, a time could come when adversaries overtake the United States and … [Read more...]