FEBRUARY 3, 2021 - The Air Force announced 10 Airman leadership qualities which are now being integrated into a new feedback tool, for officers in the grades of O-1 through O-6 and senior noncommissioned officers in the grades of E-7 through E-9, to facilitate discussion between rater and ratee. The qualities, found in the Airman Comprehensive Assessment Addendum - AF Form … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
A Marine’s Best Friend
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 - “I rely heavily on the protection of Max,” said Cpl. Jarod Bell, a Military Working Dog handler, and a native of Rochester, New York. “He can potentially be the deciding factor in whether I go home or not. I feel like if I can protect my dog [Max] to make it back, it gives us another day to go out there and do it again.” “He is definitely my best … [Read more...]
Task Force Plans to be Centerpiece of Army Modernization
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 - The Army’s first Multi-Domain Task Force is charting an unknown path to help reshape how the total force fights and wins on future battlefields, its commander said Wednesday. Initiated in March 2017, the MDTF pilot program focused on defeating an enemy’s anti-access/area denial, or A2/AD, capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. Since then, through … [Read more...]
Austin Directs All DoD Advisory Committee Members to Resign
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has directed a "zero-based review" of all Defense Department advisory committees, DOD officials said today. The officials, speaking on background, also said Austin directed all members of the committees to resign from the committees by Feb. 16. The action does not include presidentially or congressionally … [Read more...]
Fleet Forces, Installations Conduct Force-Protection Exercise
FEBRUARY 2, 2021 - The Navy is conducting a series of security exercises nationwide to enhance the readiness of its security forces Feb. 1-12. Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2021, a joint exercise between commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) and commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), will be held on all Navy installations in the continental United States. … [Read more...]