APRIL 16, 2020 - On April 15, eleven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches of the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), USS Firebolt (PC 10), USS Sirocco (PC 6), USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332) and USCGC Maui (WPB 1304) while the U.S. vessels were conducting joint integration … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
Airmen Must Resist Complacency, Adhere to Social Distancing Guidelines
APRIL 15, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. One-in-five cases in the U.S. requiring hospitalization are people between the ages of 20 and 44. One-third of Department of Defense cases are in intensive care units. All Airmen are vulnerable, and overcoming this threat requires our entire Air Force … [Read more...]
Navy SEALs and Sub-Concussive Brain Injury
APRIL 15, 2020 - Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) special operators epitomize strength, fitness and readiness. Their work is inherently dangerous, and the training to become a SEAL, and their subsequent mission-specific training is both mentally and physically challenging. In a five-year study funded by the Defense Health Agency, a team headed by Dr. Michael J. Roy, MD, MPH, … [Read more...]
Power-Beaming Demonstrated on International Space Station
APRIL 15, 2020 - International Space Station astronaut Jessica Meir completed the first U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) power-beaming demonstration in orbit February 12, 2020, using relatively simple components suitable for STEM activities. Meir showed how NRL’s LEctenna™, a light-emitting rectifying antenna, converted a wireless network signal, similar to home … [Read more...]
Defense Production Act Contract to Provide 39 Million Masks
APRIL 15, 2020 - A Defense Department contract under the Defense Production Act will provide more than 39 million N95 respirator masks over the next 90 days to help in the fight against the coronavirus, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. "This will help ensure our government has the industrial capacity to meet the nation's needs," Esper said during a Pentagon news … [Read more...]