APRIL 8, 2021 - U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1 enhanced their warfighting ability above the Arctic Circle during exercise Arctic Littoral Strike in Northern Norway from March 11-31. “This exercise demonstrated the battalion’s capability to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces, in this case arctic littoral spaces, and to provide … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2021
Test Pilot School Graduates First Space Test Fundamentals Class
APRIL 8, 2021 - The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals class April 6, 2021, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Fifteen enlisted, officer, civilian Airmen and Guardians represent the first class dedicated to testing within the newly contested domain of Space. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the U.S. Space Force chief of space … [Read more...]
Vigilance Needed to Root Out Extremism
APRIL 8, 2021 – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s senior leader asked his workforce during the command’s Extremism Stand Down event, April 5, for vigilance in rooting out extremist beliefs or views that are not in keeping with Army Values. Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, USASMDC commanding general, led this event as well as the command’s first stand down on March … [Read more...]
DoD Announces New Discharge Appeal Review Board Option
APRIL 8, 2021 - Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced a new board of appeals for Service members with separation dates on or after December 20, 2019. The Discharge Appeal Review Board (DARB) will provide final review of discharge or dismissal characterization upgrade requests when petitioners have exhausted all available administrative remedies. Any DOD Service … [Read more...]
Synchronization a Must In Continued Guard Support of Capitol
APRIL 8, 2021 — When discussing the most recent rotation of National Guard members providing support to the U.S. Capitol Police following the events of Jan. 6, Army Col. Kevin Crawford doesn’t go by his official title as Chief of the Army National Guard’s operations division. “Synchronizer-in-chief,” he said, is a more fitting description. “At the end of the day, there … [Read more...]