DECEMBER 10, 2020 - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base were formally re-designated Dec. 9, as facilities central to the mission of the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony rich in symbolism that further confirmed the nation’s commitment to operating in and defending space. Vice President Mike Pence announced the decision to shift the designation of … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
Army Medical Logistics Takes Lead for Vaccine Orders
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - Medical logistics experts at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency have started receiving COVID-19 vaccine orders from throughout the Defense Department in anticipation of the Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization of a vaccine or multiple vaccines. USAMMA, which reports directly to Army Medical Logistics Command, is the lead for all … [Read more...]
Renowned Test Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7. He was 97. In 1945, after earning ace status for downing 13 German warplanes in World War II, including five Me-109 fighters in one day, Yeager was posted as a maintenance officer at the Air Force’s Flight Test Division at Wright Field, Ohio. He soon came to the attention of the … [Read more...]
Online System Simplifies, Speed Ups Housing Work Order Requests
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - New website and mobile app options will soon make it easier for Army housing residents to put in maintenance work order requests. While the Installation Management Command’s Army Maintenance Application (ArMA) won’t officially roll out until early next year, some Baumholder housing and barracks residents were tagged to participate in a pilot test of the … [Read more...]
Army Soldiers Test Joint Assault Bridge
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers here recently finished operational testing of a new heavy assault bridge designed to cross wet and dry gaps, both natural and man-made. The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB), is a track-wheeled armored engineer vehicle built on a modified M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) chassis. With an integrated hydraulic bridge launcher … [Read more...]