SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 - On September 8, 2021, a group of Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, listen intently to their instructors as they begin a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course. TCCC is the first step in a trauma life support situation to reduce preventable deaths while operating and maintaining mission success in a forward deployed … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Time to Renew Extended ID Cards
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 - The Defense Department is asking as many as a half-million ID card holders to go online now and make appointments to renew their IDs — many of which are past the expiration dates printed on them. DOD extended the expiration dates electronically to account for the challenges of renewing them in an COVID-19 environment. Last year when it became apparent … [Read more...]
Maintaining The Largest Weapons System
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Cooper, 375th Operations Support Squadron NCOIC of airflow manager operations, and Senior Airman Samir Ragih, 375th OSS airfield management shift lead, evaluate the runway on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 8, 2021. The airfield management Airmen have to ensure that they focus on the attention to detail aspect of their skillset when … [Read more...]
U.S. and Cyprus Strengthen Security and Defense Relationship
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 - Principal Director for Europe and NATO Policy Andrew L. Winternitz led a U.S. Department of Defense delegation September 24 for the inaugural U.S.-Republic of Cyprus Security Cooperation Dialogue. The Cypriot delegation was led by the Head of Defense Policy and International Affairs Department, Commander Demetris Kasinis and hosted at the Ministry of … [Read more...]
Air Force Awards Rolls-Royce B-52H Engine Contract
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force has awarded a $2,604,329,361 contract to Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, for B-52H Stratofortress military derivative commercial engines. The competitive single award contract provides for 608 military derivative commercial engines, plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering … [Read more...]