MAY 11, 2021 - Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks signed a memorandum to transform the Defense Department into a data-centric organization with the goal, she said, of "improving warfighting performance and creating decision advantage at all echelons from the battlespace to the board room." The May 5, "Creating Data Advantage," memo specifies the department's … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
Military Spouses Enable Mission by Maintaining the Home Front
MAY 10, 2021 - More than half of active-duty service members and about 44% of reserve service members are married. Together, that's nearly a million military spouses who stay behind during deployments and temporary duty assignments to maintain the homestead and care for about 1.6 million children, sometimes while also working their own job. Military Spouse Appreciation Day … [Read more...]
Air Force Recruiters Team Up With Thunderbirds
MAY 10, 2021 - Air Force Recruiting Service recently teamed up with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to fly Forrest Griffin, a former UFC champion and member of the UFC Hall of Fame. “The UFC and its fighters are huge supporters of the military and have a very strong presence on social media,” said Master Sgt. Daniel Bedford, AFRS national events program manager. “We sponsor … [Read more...]
Army Scientists Find Counter to Nerve Agent Exposure
MAY 10, 2021 - When it comes to the nerve agent VX, even a tiny drop on the skin is quickly fatal. Army researchers at the Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center are now busy developing a way to counteract the way VX attacks life-sustaining molecular activities inside human cells, and they are doing it using a common, over-the counter nutritional … [Read more...]
First B-1Bs Resume Flight Operations
MAY 10, 2021 - The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations May 3 following a safety stand-down issued April 20 by Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft. During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel … [Read more...]