DECEMBER 30, 2020 - With flight times, delays and seating arrangements, travel by plane can be a monumental task to manage on its own. Add a global pandemic on top, and one may just burst under the strain. Fortunately, the Airmen of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air base, Germany, are here to help. Since March, members of the 721st APS have worked tirelessly … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
Marine Corps Begins Widespread Fielding of Suppressors
DECEMBER 30, 2020 - Marines risk their lives to protect others. Many are trained to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy's assault by fire and close combat. They engage adversaries in any clime and place, no matter how arduous the conditions. Marine Corps Systems Command is tasked not only with enhancing the lethality of … [Read more...]
Additional DOD Locations Selected To Support Vaccine Clinical Trials
DECEMBER 30, 2020 - U.S. Army Medical Center Selected by Novavax to Participate in Phase 3 Clinical Trial Operation Warp Speed (OWS) continues to accelerate development of safe and effective vaccines by supporting multiple candidates. In line with this unprecedented effort, Womack Army Medical Center, is the latest Department of Defense (DOD) location to join Phase 3 … [Read more...]
ARNORTH to Oversee California COVID-19 Response Operation
DECEMBER 29, 2020 - At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 75 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force military medical personnel deployed to California as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North (ARNORTH), the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S. Northern Command, will oversee the military operation in support of … [Read more...]
Air Force Squadron Completes Issuing New OCP Uniforms
DECEMBER 29, 2020 - The 131st Bomb Wing’s Logistics Readiness Squadron successfully completed issuing new operational camouflage pattern (OCP) uniforms to all Airmen in the wing six months ahead of the Air Force’s April 2021 deadline. The 131st Bomb Wing is one of only four wings in the Air National Guard that fully completed outfitting Airmen with the new OCP uniform in … [Read more...]