SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 - The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic and foreign supply chains has led the Defense Department to focus more intensely on identifying critical infrastructure and vulnerabilities and to take measures to protect those assets, said the executive director for international cooperation, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2020
Eglin Testers Make History with Low-Altitude Missile Shot
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - A BQM-167A aerial target cruising over the Gulf of Mexico was obliterated by a surface-to-air missile deployed from Santa Rosa Island Sept. 3 The successful shoot down was the culmination of the 780th Test Squadron’s Vermilion Stallion test program, that allowed air defense system operators in Washington D.C to practice their procedures in the event of … [Read more...]
Air Force, Army Enhance Mission Capabilities with Joint Training
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - Air Force, Army and contractors conducted a joint training exercise Sept. 20 – 21, at Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Kentucky. The training involved aerial port air transportation specialists from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and loadmasters from Travis AFB, California, providing hands-on training to soldiers from the 372nd Inland Cargo … [Read more...]
USS Stout Breaks Record As It Departs US 5th Fleet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) breaks a Navy record as it completes a nearly seven month deployment in the U.S.5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), Sept. 28. As part of Destroyer Squadron Two Six under the Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) Carrier Strike Group, Stout remained in theater when the rest of the strike group returned home earlier … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Will Start Fielding Amphibious Combat Vehicle
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 - Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.—Marines will soon start receiving the long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new ACV, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles. “This is truly a significant moment, given the many years the Marine … [Read more...]