FEBRUARY 25, 2021 - A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:47 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The test demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective to deter … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
Navy Supports Security for Inauguration with Modeling Capability
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 - When seconds matter, speed saves lives. Even milliseconds. That’s why Adam Moses, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) computer scientist, was part of the massive security effort behind the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Moses deployed a 3D computer-simulated modeling program, called Contaminant Transport Analyst, or CT-Analyst, which can track … [Read more...]
Joint Warfighting is the Future
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López said his leadership philosophy has remained largely unchanged from his time in the Air Force: "collaboration without encroachment." "I see myself as a sensor, a synchronizer and an integrator for the total force," said Colón-López, during an online discussion today that was part of the Air … [Read more...]
Newest Handheld Radios Tested By Airborne Forces
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 – Airborne Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, completed almost two weeks testing the Army’s newest small leader radio (LR) packages. “Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division demonstrated tactical communications at its finest during the initial operational test,” said Maj. Brian Ramirez, Leader Radio … [Read more...]
Cyber Workforce Vital to Protecting National Security
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 - During Engineers Week, the Defense Department is highlighting its efforts to develop a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce and to increase understanding of and interest in engineering and technology. The Defense Department's cyber workforce is tasked with defending virtually every system that the department relies on to protect national … [Read more...]