JULY 14, 2021 - Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted a dinner aboard the USS Midway (CV 41) Museum to commemorate the historic battle and honor two surviving Battle of Midway Veterans. Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces , spoke about the courage and character of those who fought at Midway. “It has been 79 years since our brave veterans … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
Autonomous Airdrop System Enables Operations When GPS Is Down
JULY 14, 2021 - Draper recently delivered advanced guidance, navigation and control technology to the U.S. Army that enables the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) to operate in areas where signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) network may be degraded or nonexistent. This new technology ensures that this critical autonomous resupply capability will be available … [Read more...]
Artillery Relocation Training Program Takes Place on Okinawa
JULY 14, 2021 - Japanese government officials and U.S. Marines came together for discussion and information sessions during the Artillery Relocation Training Program and Tilt Rotor Rotary Wing Annual Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, June 22-23. Officials included representation from the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the … [Read more...]
Cadet Summer Program Returns To Tyndall AFB
JULY 14, 2021 - After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Program recently returned to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base. The month-long annual research program that began in 2008 is an opportunity for second and third-year cadets to experience Air Force life and some of the … [Read more...]
Air Force Accelerates Change With Project Holodeck
JULY 14, 2021 - In his transformative guidance to the force, “Accelerate Change or Lose,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. provided the strategic imperative to improve innovation pipelines and speed up the service’s decision-making process. As innovation continues apace across the Air Force, service leaders are focused on doing just that — empowering Airmen and … [Read more...]