FEBRUARY 19, 2021 - Alliance defense ministers have agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO Mission in Iraq from 500 to 4,000, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a virtual news conference today. The secretary general spoke at the end of the alliance Defense Ministerial. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participated in the virtual meeting for the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2021
Coast Guard Cutter Interdicts Smuggling Vessels in Eastern Pacific
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 – Crews aboard two Alameda-based Coast Guard cutters interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 and seized more than 9,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $156 million. Conducting the operations were the crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Munro (WMSL 755) and Bertholf (WMSL 750). Munro's … [Read more...]
Marines Receive Improved Optic to Identify Threats From Longer Distances
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 - Marines recently received an innovative new optic that better prepares them to engage adversaries from longer distances. In January, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons began fielding the Squad Common Optic—a magnified day optic comprising an illuminated and nonilluminated aim-point designed to improve target acquisition … [Read more...]
Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility Supports Sailor Readiness
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 - The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF), co-located at the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts, has been providing research, development, test, evaluation and engineering support for Navy uniforms and personal protective clothing for over 135 years. NCTRF also provides similar … [Read more...]
Army Launching New Grooming, Appearance Standards on February 25th
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 - The U.S. Army is scheduled to enact a series of changes to its universal grooming standards on February 25. The move, which marks a substantial deviation from the Army’s previous grooming code, is intended to improve the wellbeing of all Soldiers while incorporating such key themes as diversity and inclusion. The effort originated from a panel of 17 … [Read more...]