JANUARY 7, 2021 - Air Force Research Laboratory senior engineer Dr. Odell Reynolds received the 2019 Harold Brown award from Dr. Richard Joseph, the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, in a ceremony held on Dec. 16, 2020 at AFRL’s Starfire Optical Range (SOR) located on Kirtland Air Force Base. The Harold Brown award, named for the former Secretary of the Air Force, is the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
World War II Vet Gets CIB, Promotion, POW Medal
JANUARY 7, 2021 - An Army veteran who served in the Pacific theater in World War II was finally recognized for his courage in a ceremony on Jan. 4. "Courage means to me that when the time came, that you were called upon to do the right thing, you did it," said Dan Crowley. Crowley was awarded a Prisoner of War medal and an Army Combat Infantryman Badge; he was also … [Read more...]
Camp Fuji Marines and Sailors Keep Beach Clean for Training Units
JANUARY 7, 2021 - Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Marines and sailors participated in a cleanup day at the installation’s Numazu Beach Training Area, Shizuoka, Japan, Dec. 30, 2020. Despite the gray skies and wind, 21 service members spent the day collecting approximately 2700 liters of trash and other ocean debris, as well as seven truckloads of large driftwood. A … [Read more...]
Navy Releases Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic
JANUARY 7, 2021 - The Department of the Navy released its strategic blueprint for the Arctic titled a Blue Arctic Jan. 5, delivering a regional outline spanning the next two decades as the Department continues to prepare for an increasingly accessible and navigable Arctic Region. The forward-looking document provides strategic guidance on how the Department will apply naval … [Read more...]
Two B-52H Bombers Regenerated to Active Service
JANUARY 7, 2021 - The only two B-52H “Stratofortress” bombers to be resurrected from the Arizona desert have been undergoing programmed depot maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. Ghost Rider, the first of the bombers to be brought back to life, returned to service in 2015 after being mothballed for seven years at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and … [Read more...]