JULY 28, 2021 – Some of the nation’s elite Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group have finalized testing the Army’s new Parachutist Flotation Device (PFD). Preparation for the PFD test started in mid-April 2021 with the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate performing intentional water landings in Jordan Lake, North Carolina, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
AER Program Takes Guesswork Out of Financial Assistance For Soldiers
JULY 28, 2021 - The life of a service member isn’t always easy. But, of all the things a Soldier has to worry about on a daily basis, finances shouldn’t be one of them. That’s where the Army Emergency Relief program comes in. Retired Lt. Gen. Raymond Mason, Army Emergency Relief director, visited Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, July 20-21 to promote the program and … [Read more...]
Food Insecurity Is a Readiness, National Security Issue
JULY 28, 2021 - Readiness in the U.S. armed forces comprises many factors, but "food insecurity" impacts physical and mental health, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy said in a virtual panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Patricia Montes Barron discussed "Food Security in the Military: What … [Read more...]
Navy Commander Discusses State of the Force
JULY 27, 2021 - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, discussed the state of the surface force and his four priorities for the next year during a media roundtable at the Pentagon, July 22, 2021. Moving forward, Kitchener’s four goals are to improve readiness of surface force ships, continue improving professional development, ensure warfighting … [Read more...]
Blue-Green Destructive Weather Rehearsal
JULY 27, 2021 - U.S. Marines and sailors with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 took part in a rehearsal for the upcoming hurricane season which fulfilled Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) requirements at Naval Base Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, from July 19 to 23, 2021. The exercise certified the rapid embarkation of … [Read more...]