NEWARK, N.J. – US Army Veteran Ken Tays is the new owner of the long-established Minuteman Press franchise in Newark, NJ. Ken took over the successful business from Holly Kaplansky, who retired after owning and operating Minuteman Press in Newark for 15 years. Ken served for 11 years in the Army and then earned his degree in financial services. Ken says, “I worked as a Federal … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
Navy Successfully Tests Trident II Missile
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 - The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, today. This was part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation, designated DASO-30. The primary … [Read more...]
DoD Using Multitiered Approach to Weed Out Extremist Ideologies
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 - New technologies, testing and screening techniques are assessing the mental and physical fitness of potential recruits for military service, including whether those recruits have extremist ties, the Defense Department's director of accessions policy said yesterday during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's military personnel subcommittee. In … [Read more...]
Top Navy, Marine Leaders Meet With Companies to Address Privatized Housing
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 - Navy and Marine Corps leaders met with privatized housing company executives at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Feb. 5 as part of the Department of the Navy’s strategy to develop long-term improvements across the enterprise. The working meeting is part of the Navy’s three-pronged approach to reestablish active and engaged leaders, reinforce current Navy … [Read more...]
Newest F-35A Squadron Brings Fifth-generation Capabilities to Red Flag
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 - Pilots and maintainers with the 421st Fighter Squadron are launching and flying the F-35A Lightning II in their first Red Flag exercise together. The exercise, which takes place from Jan. 27-Feb. 15, is meant to give at least 10 combat-representative sorties to younger pilots to better prepare them for real combat against very capable adversaries. The … [Read more...]