JUNE 8, 2021 - The Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), in partnership with the U.S. Navy, recently conducted a second long-range autonomous transit with a Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from the Gulf Coast, passing through the Panama Canal, to the West Coast. The unmanned vessel, named NOMAD, traveled 4,421 nautical … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
Upcoming NATO Summit to Strengthen Trans-Atlantic Ties
JUNE 8, 2021 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today at the Pentagon in advance of the NATO Summit next week in Brussels. President Joe Biden and Austin will attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Alliance stressing America's commitment to collective defense and the need to shape the most successful alliance in … [Read more...]
Navy Blended Retirement System Continuation Pay Announced
JUNE 7, 2021 - All Sailors enrolled in the Blended Retirement System qualify for incentive pay at the 12-year “mid-career” point. The Navy released the calendar year 2022 Blended Retirement System (BRS) continuation pay (CP) rates for eligible Sailors June 3rd in NAVADMIN 114/21. Under BRS, Sailors participate in a modernized retirement program. Throughout their … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces Fourth Vanguard Program
JUNE 7, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force announced June 4 the designation of Rocket Cargo as the fourth Vanguard program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the DAF 2030 Science and Technology strategy for the next decade. Additionally, the U.S. Space Force was designated as the lead service for Rocket Cargo Vanguard, marking the … [Read more...]
Virginia National Guard Tests Hurricane Response Tools
JUNE 7, 2021 - Aviators from the Virginia National Guard participated in an exercise managed by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to test the state’s hurricane response air operations plan on May 10th. The exercise at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Virginia included the use of a new mission assignment tool and ensured communications … [Read more...]