MAY 1, 2020 - There is no question about it - the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is a unique portion of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) nuclear enterprise. Even as the nation is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the nuclear mission requires a 24/7/365 work force that is always ready and reliable. Operational tests of unarmed Minuteman III ICBMs, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Female Fighters Fly High
MAY 1, 2020 - Although women were first winged as naval aviators as early as 1974, they were unable to fly in combat roles until after the combat exclusion laws were repealed in 1990. There were many trailblazers who began to advocate for women in combatant roles, including some female aviators winged some 15 years prior to the repeal. Female combat aviators and their … [Read more...]
USNS Comfort Departs NYC Prepared for Future Tasking
MAY 1, 2020 - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed New York City today, April 30, after supporting the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during the coronavirus outbreak. USNS Comfort has been at Pier 90 in New York City for a month, providing relief to a healthcare system stressed by the surge of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Army Finalizing Plan to Resume Collective Training
MAY 1, 2020 - The Army aims to soon resume collective training and hold a ceremony for graduating West Point cadets, after the recent success of measures safeguarding new recruits at training centers. In a Pentagon briefing Thursday, Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy said a proposed risk mitigation framework that outlines a safe return to exercises is being finalized, with the … [Read more...]
U.S. Must Prepare for Current, Future Pandemics
MAY 1, 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the United States must bolster its medical-industrial base to deal with both the current pandemic, a potential resurgence in the fall and any pandemics that may come in the future, the Defense Department's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment said. "How much longer are we going to be cranking out the masks? For a … [Read more...]