DECEMBER 31, 2020 - Based in Sigonella, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 is responsible for command and tactical control of deployed maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) squadrons along with several rotary aircraft units throughout the European and African areas of responsibility (AOR). “2020 has been a challenge, but CTF 67 has risen to that challenge,” noted … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
First Women in Chad Air Force to Become Pilots
DECEMBER 31, 2020 - A journey begins with a single step, but for two lieutenants from the Republic of Chad Air Force, that first step was more than 7,100 miles from home. While students from Chad have been attending the Defense Language Institute English Language Center for several years, 2nd Lieutenants Ahmat Sadie and Hissein Haoua are the first women in the Chad Air Force … [Read more...]
Space Force’s STEM Outreach Provides Critical Link to Force’s Future
DECEMBER 31, 2020 - As a tech-heavy, digital service, the U.S. Space Force relies on Guardians with academic backgrounds in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to build and fortify its foundation. That reality is why the Space Force focused on STEM outreach throughout the month of December as part of the activities leading up to its first birthday, Dec. 20. The … [Read more...]
Operation Warp Speed Effort ‘Remarkable Feat’
DECEMBER 31, 2020 - With two vaccines for COVID-19 — one from Pfizer and one from Moderna — now available to Americans following emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, Operation Warp Speed has been moving quickly to get those doses out to everyone who needs them, OWS's chief operating officer said. "We are really doing well, in my opinion, in the … [Read more...]
Soldiers, Civilians to Repay Tax Deferments Through December 2021
DECEMBER 31, 2020 - The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is planning to extend payroll collections for Soldiers and Army civilians through December 2021 to reimburse a tax deferment designed to support personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. A presidential memorandum signed in August temporarily paused a portion of Social Security, called Old Age, … [Read more...]