NOVEMBER 11, 2020 - When Americans are called to serve as Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, they not only answer the call, some never hang up the phone. On Veterans Day, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command honors not only those heroes who served on active duty but also those who continue to serve as Department of the Army civilians. “This … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Veterans Day Message
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 - The fighting of World War I ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, when the Allies and Germany put into effect an armistice. One year later, November 11, 1919, President Wilson issued a message to the nation: “To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those … [Read more...]
Raymond Outlines Space Force’s Management Priorities
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 - Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John Raymond, unveiled Nov. 9 a seminal document that aims to cement the new service’s purpose and identity while also outlining specific management principles for guiding the Space Force’s development, future and success. Entitled “Chief of Space Operations’ Planning Guidance,” the 16-page formal guidance carries far more … [Read more...]
MILITARY STAR Card Brings Joy with Annual Sweepstakes
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 – The Exchange Credit Program is making the holidays brighter for military shoppers by picking up the tab on their MILITARY STAR® cards with the seventh annual Your Holiday Bill Is On Us sweepstakes. Through Dec. 31, shoppers will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes every time they use their MILITARY STAR card. Five grand-prize winners will have … [Read more...]
Navy Develops Unmanned Air System for Ship Cargo Resupply
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 - The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently acquired a logistics Unmanned Air System (UAS) prototype to demonstrate long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Delivered in late October, NAWCAD engineers, testers and military test pilots are now evaluating the commercially … [Read more...]