MAY 14, 2020 - Partnership is the lifeblood of special operations forces, King Abdullah II of Jordan told the attendees of the National Defense Industrial Association's virtual conference. Speaking to the group yesterday from Amman, Jordan, Abdullah said countering the novel coronavirus must be everyone's priority now, but that doesn't mean other threats don't exist, or that … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Tyndall AFB to Rebuild ‘Installation of the Future’ After Hurricane
MAY 13, 2020 - After receiving a devastating hit from Category 5 Hurricane Michael a year and a half ago, Tyndall Air Force Base is now set to purge the last of its significantly damaged facilities and start rebuilding from the ground up. To reach this vital starting point, the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Program Management Office and Air Force Installation and Mission … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Maintains Persistent Presence Near West Capella
MAY 13, 2020 - A U.S. Navy ship conducted presence operations near Panamanian flagged drillship, West Capella, May 12. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) operated in the southern South China Sea marking the second time that an LCS patrolled there since USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sailed with USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), May 7, … [Read more...]
Fort Riley Eases Transition for New Soldiers During Shutdown
MAY 13, 2020 - The 1st Infantry Division welcomed 152 new soldiers who reported to Fort Riley, Kansas, after completing training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon their arrival, the soldiers were placed under temporary restriction of movement to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 on Fort Riley and in the surrounding region. Army 1st Sgt. Christian Burt, the deputy mayor of … [Read more...]
Army’s Anti-Terrorism Technology Chasing COVID-19
MAY 13, 2020 - The Army’s technology used to root out terrorism threats is also monitoring the spread of COVID-19, and in the process giving Army leaders a leg up to make real-time, force protection decisions, says the Army’s top criminal investigator. The Joint Analytic Real-time Virtual Information Sharing System, or JARVISS, is Army software designed to target criminal … [Read more...]