FEBRUARY 17, 2021 - The goal of the Defense Department is to provide safe, quality housing for military members and their families, a DOD official told lawmakers today. Paul Cramer, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (installations), spoke today at a House Appropriations subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
Hypersonics Team Stays on Track to Deliver Despite Pandemic
FEBRUARY 17, 2021 - On March 19, 2020, those on the ground at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, had one thing on their mind: executing a successful hypersonic flight test. The first launch of its kind in almost three years, the hypersonics team knew the importance of the flight test mission to support fielding capabilities by the early- to mid-2020s, a … [Read more...]
NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Future of Alliance During Ministerial
FEBRUARY 16, 2021 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined proposals for alliance leaders to discuss that will capitalize on NATO's ability to adapt and change to changing security conditions. He spoke during a virtual press conference in advance of the virtual Defense Ministerial starting Wednesday. The defense ministers will discuss Stoltenberg's NATO 2030 … [Read more...]
Air Force Town Hall Addresses Vaccines, Telework, Command Climate
FEBRUARY 16, 2021 - Telework, the coronavirus vaccine, hiring, diversity and more were topics of focus during the Air Force Materiel Command virtual town hall Feb. 3. More than 5,000 command personnel tuned into the live event featuring Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander of AFMC along with Patricia M. Young, AFMC executive director, and Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, … [Read more...]
Research Program Leads DOD Participation in STORM CHASER Study
FEBRUARY 16, 2021 - While COVID-19 vaccinations are currently being distributed across the world to begin the process of reining in the pandemic, the threat of contracting the virus remains, and the population still waiting on vaccinations continues to be at risk of infection. However, help may be on the horizon by way of STORM CHASER, a study led in the Military Health System … [Read more...]