FEBRARUY 16, 2020 - The Air Force made a special drop into the Daytona International Speedway leading up to the NASCAR Cup series opening Daytona 500 race, which will be run Feb. 16. Bubba Wallace, driver of Richard Petty Motorsport’s No. 43 car, made a grand entrance to this year’s race. Wallace entered the raceway from 10,000 feet after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
Army Researchers Pursue Soldier Protection Technologies
February 14, 2020 - When faced with battlefield threats, American Soldiers depend more than ever on body armor to protect them. To adapt to the evolving dangers of getting shot, the Army created a flagship program dedicated to protection technologies. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, leaders designated 10 research programs … [Read more...]
DoD Officials Warn of Increased Threat From Weapons of Mass Destruction
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 - The threat posed by the use and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is rising, a Defense Department official told a House Armed Services Committee panel. China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and violent extremist organizations have, or are pursuing, WMD capabilities that could threaten the United States or U.S. interests, Theresa Whelan, principal … [Read more...]
Army Modernizes its Biometric Processing Capabilities
February 14, 2020 - U.S. Army Soldiers patrolling critical checkpoints overseas will have an improved biometrics tool to help identify persons of interest in real time. Army Futures Command's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center has developed and delivered software that will enable Program … [Read more...]
Reimbursement Program Could Help Guardsmen Who Travel Long Distances
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 - After starting her military career on active duty, Lt. Col. Teresa Wenner wanted to come home and serve in her home state of Washington. “After serving for a decade on active duty and getting the opportunity to deploy overseas, I became interested in a venue to make a similar impact where I grew up,” said Wenner, a Military Intelligence officer and … [Read more...]