SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - On Labor Day weekend, several hundred people found themselves trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Fresno and Madera counties as flames from the enormous Creek Fire surrounded them. On Sept. 5 into the early morning hours of Sept. 6 and again on Sept. 8, pilots and crews from the California Army National Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2020
Service Members with Expiring ID Cards Need to Make Appointments Immediately
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - Service members using Common Access Cards (CAC) that have or will expire prior to Sept. 30 need to make an appointment to replace it immediately per guidance in NAVADMIN 253/20 released Sept. 11. Members will no longer be able to use CACs for physical access to military installations and CAC-ID certificates will not be updated on Sept. 30, which will … [Read more...]
Senior Defense Officials Discuss 2030 Missile Defense
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 - Three senior Defense Department officials took part in a discussion about missile defense capabilities in 2030 and the demands of tomorrow at the Missile Defense 2030 symposium. Yesterday's panel included James H. Anderson, acting undersecretary of defense for policy; Navy Vice Admiral Jon A. Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency; and Army Lt. … [Read more...]
President Awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for Hostage Rescue
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 - Sgt. Maj. Thomas “Patrick” Payne received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony Friday for helping liberate over 70 hostages from an ISIS prison compound in Iraq five years ago. President Donald Trump draped the nation’s highest military award around Payne’s neck during a ceremony on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks -- a day that … [Read more...]
Military Must Continue Progress to Deter Competitors
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 - The U.S. military has seen tremendous progress in readiness, equipment, processes and personnel over the past five years, and the United States must continue on that road in order to deter Russia and China, a top Defense Department official said. Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist told attendees of the virtual Defense News Conference yesterday. … [Read more...]