JUNE 2, 2020 - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) signed a lease, May 27, with developer Bright Canyon Energy (BCE) to construct and operate a 2.5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic system with 2.5-MW battery storage capacity on approximately 8.3 acres of land at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (NWSSB) Detachment Norco. The project will achieve a key milestone in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2020
National Guard Supports NASA Launch, Other Space Missions
JUNE 2, 2020 - National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii were on duty Saturday as NASA launched its first manned space mission since 2011. Guard members with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing were there to provide search-and-rescue support in case a mishap forced the astronauts aboard the spacecraft to abort the … [Read more...]
DoD Chief Housing Officer Issues Memo to Privatized Housing Tenants
JUNE 2, 2020 - Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Sustainment W. Jordan Gillis has issued a memo to tenants of housing privatized under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI), providing an update on the status of the department's efforts to implement the MHPI Tenant Bill of Rights. In February, the Secretary of Defense and the uniformed services … [Read more...]
Students Across Navy’s Educational Enterprise Exchange Big Ideas
JUNE 2, 2020 - The U.S. Marine Corps at the Naval Postgraduate School kicked off the first day of the university’s latest Big Idea Exchange with five of the 14 students presenting their cutting-edge research and ideas in a virtual environment, May 27, with more presentations still to come. The BIX brings forward new and potentially game-changing thinking developed by NPS … [Read more...]
Women Integrating Into Army’s Final Infantry, Armor Units
JUNE 2, 2020 - The Army will integrate female infantry and armor Soldiers into its final nine brigade combat teams this year as it modifies a requirement to have at least two female leaders in each company with junior enlisted women. “We’ve had women in the infantry and armor occupations now for three years,” said Maj. Melissa Comiskey, chief of command policy, Army G-1. … [Read more...]