JULY 28, 2020 - The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence arrived at their new homeport onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, July 27, after a 64-day patrol in the Caribbean. The Diligence performed Counter Drug, Search and Rescue, and Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations in support of Coast Guard District Seven. The Diligence joins the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2020
Army & Air Force Exchange Service: Celebrating 125 Years of Service
JULY 28, 2020 - Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates 125th anniversary with Three Sweepstakes Worth More than $20,000. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating its 125th anniversary by giving Soldiers, Airmen and their families a chance to win prizes in three sweepstakes worth $20,448. Shoppers can enter the following sweepstakes: Amazon Echo … [Read more...]
DoD Supports Women, Peace and Security Act
JULY 28, 2020 - The Defense Department fully supports the whole-of-government implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Act through the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace and Security and the supporting plans, and views this initiative as essential for U.S. national security, a senior staff member said on Capitol Hill. In her prepared remarks, Stephanie Hammond, acting … [Read more...]
Equal Opportunity For All: The 72-Year Legacy
JULY 27, 2020 - With two strokes of his pen, President Harry S. Truman ended racial segregation in the U.S. Government on July 26, 1948 -- both the federal workforce and in the armed services -- changing the racial landscape across the nation. By signing those two documents 72-years ago, Executive Orders 8890 and 8891 respectively, Truman bypassed Congress -- which had … [Read more...]
Army Continuously Operates on Four Fronts of Readiness
JULY 27, 2020 - The Army constantly works under four types of readiness conditions to ensure Soldiers at every echelon are prepared for missions around the world, the service’s top operations officer said Wednesday. At any given time, the Army is responding to competition, crisis, conflict and change, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, head of the Army’s G-3/5/7 office, said as part of … [Read more...]