FEBRARUY 8, 2021 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that 1,110 active duty service members will support five Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccinations centers. Each team will include service members from across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, according to Pentagon officials. The teams will include medical and support personnel. Each … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
DoD Asks Members to Practice Responsible Social Media Usage
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 – Since the beginning of the pandemic, social gatherings have become limited and/or restricted, and social media usage has increased exponentially. Popular public cyber-forums like Facebook and Twitter have become the go-to outlet for public interaction and frequent discourse about politics, the handling of COVID-19, and other hot-button topics. It is … [Read more...]
Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - On Feb. 5 (local time) USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging the unlawful restrictions on innocent … [Read more...]
DoD Announces Use of Masks and Other Public Health Measures
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a memo that, effective immediately, directs all individuals on military installations and all individuals performing official duties on behalf of the Department from any location other than the individual’s home, including outdoor shared spaces, to wear masks in accordance with the most current Centers … [Read more...]
Innovation, Shaping the Future Battlespace
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 - Through collaboration with industry, academia, and other government organizations, the Michigan National Guard helps facilitate the development and integration of innovative technologies that fill capability gaps, and improve the effectiveness of current and future warfighters. In late 2020, four Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) experimental … [Read more...]