AUGUST 10, 2021 - Most military members shouldn’t even consider serious investing until they build up a savings cushion. If you’ve paid off personal debt and built an adequate emergency fund, you are ready to start saving for retirement and even building passive income from investments. If you’re thinking building your wealth by buying and selling assets, shares, and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
Guard Sends Wildland Firefighting Crew to Northern Idaho
AUGUST 9, 2021 – The Idaho National Guard made organizational history by sending wildland Firefighter Type 2 Red Card-certified Soldiers and Airmen to northern Idaho to fight fires for the first time. The newly assigned crewmembers of Task Force Timber Shield left Boise Aug. 4 to help the Idaho Department of Lands contain more than 15 significant wildland fires burning in … [Read more...]
Fitness Assessment Airmen Test New PT Options
AUGUST 9, 2021 - Fitness Assessment Airmen from the 52nd Force Support Squadron began testing the new physical training options scheduled to become available Air Force-wide in the beginning of 2022. The new cardio alternatives consist of the traditional 1.5-mile run, 1-mile walk or the High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run (20M HAMR) to meet the cardio requirement. The push-ups … [Read more...]
China’s Challenge Must Be Met With Speed, Focus and Commitment
AUGUST 9, 2021 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. told an influential audience Aug. 6 at the National Press Club that the Air Force and the nation must respond with speed, focus and commitment to China’s emergence and other global security threats just as it did 20 years ago following the 9/11 attack. “This challenge in … strategic competition may not be as stark … [Read more...]
Navy’s First TH-73A “Thrasher” Arrives at NAS Whiting Field
AUGUST 9, 2021 - The first operational TH-73A “Thrasher” training helicopter landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Aug. 6. The helicopter will be assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 5 and will replace Chief of Naval Air Training’s (CNATRA) TH-57B/C Sea Ranger as the undergraduate training helicopter for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The … [Read more...]