AUGUST 22, 2020 - For women with the disposition and work ethic, the Army provides equal opportunity for success in every rank, from enlisted to officer. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brandy Galloway, geospatial intelligence analyst, 24th Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, enlisted into the Army Reserves 27 years ago to pay for college. “I was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Leaders Extol U.S., Canadian Cooperation in Defense of North America
AUGUST 21, 2020 - Top U.S. and Canadian defense leaders applauded the combined efforts of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in defending the continent as leadership of the two commands changed hands. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck succeeded Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy as the commander of NORAD and Northcom during ceremonies … [Read more...]
DoD Partners With Agencies to Use AI for Disaster, Humanitarian Relief
AUGUST 21, 2020 - The Defense Department is partnering with other agencies to develop deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithms to provide near-real-time data to improve the decision-making of first responders engaged in natural disasters and humanitarian assistance efforts. Representatives from DOD and its partners — the Energy Department and Microsoft — along with a … [Read more...]
Special Education Legal Support Now Available to EFMP Families
AUGUST 21, 2020 - Families in the Exceptional Family Member Program now have more resources to reach out to when they have legal questions about their rights. Close to 40 Army legal practitioners recently completed additional training to better support families with special education-related needs, said Melissa Halsey, legal assistance policy division chief for the Office of … [Read more...]
DoD Can Lead Microelectronics Manufacturing Back to U.S.
AUGUST 21, 2020 - For a variety of reasons, while many of the microelectronics available in the United States are designed here, they are manufactured overseas. This presents problems for national security, and for the Defense Department, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said. Ellen M. Lord discussed the state of microelectronics during a … [Read more...]