SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 - Navy Ensign Addison Cantor, the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) 2020 Woman of the Year, and 2020 Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American, has been named as one of the NCAA’s Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees for her “demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2020
Army Leading Effort to Produce 3D-Printed Test Swabs
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 - The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command assembled a team of experts to help Department of Defense additive manufacturers produce and procure medical materiel in response to equipment shortages in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. Led by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and … [Read more...]
DoD Works to Increase Cybersecurity for U.S., Allies
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 - Open and reliable access to the Internet is essential for global security and prosperity. However, growing cyber threats from state and non-state actors threaten those values, the Defense Department's principal director for Cyber Policy said. Madeline Mortelmans, spoke today at an event hosted by the Association of European Journalists in Madrid, … [Read more...]
Air Force Awards $7.4 Billion MQ-9 Reaper Contract
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 - In an effort to field MQ-9 Reapers faster and meet an increasing operational demand for the aircraft, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program Office awarded a $7.4 billion ceiling Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES) contract to General Atomics Sept. 17. The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, … [Read more...]
Army Courses Teach the Ropes of Military Mountaineering
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 - Countries worldwide have been affected by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, with many large gatherings and events scrapped by the twin requirements of social distancing and protective equipment wear combined with the difficulty of near-constant sanitization. The military has not been able to avoid the pandemic’s reach, but with extra planning and effort, … [Read more...]