NOVEMBER 29, 2021 - The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) NEXT gen Scholars Program offers qualified students the opportunity to win $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 or $500 each quarter for earning good grades in school. The next drawing is at the end of December 2021. To enter the drawing, students must be full-time with a “B” grade point average equivalent or better, as … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
U.S. Navy Rescues Iranian Mariners in Gulf of Oman
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 - A U.S. Navy vessel rescued two Iranian mariners Nov. 27 from a fishing vessel after it was adrift for eight days in the Gulf of Oman. Dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) responded after the Combined Maritime Forces, and international maritime coalition headquartered in Bahrain, received a distress call from the stranded mariners at 10 a.m. local … [Read more...]
DOD Looks at Ways to Improve Child Care Access
NOVEMBER 28, 2021 - During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges faced by service members and their families in getting child care demonstrated just how important child care is to the military mission. And now the department is working hard to find new ways to ensure that those who need child care can get it, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and … [Read more...]
Airmen Challenged to Design Paint Scheme for NASCAR 2022 Car
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 - In a bit of a twist, Air Force Recruiting Service is asking Airmen to put on their creative hats to take a spin at designing the Air Force-themed paint scheme of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2022 NASCAR season. Airmen who think they have the talent to design the paint scheme have just a few rules to follow: The car has to be … [Read more...]
Air Force Preparing for B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a large-scale, multi-year facilities construction project to deliver infrastructure needed to support the beddown of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the future backbone of the Air Force bomber fleet. The B-21 will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit to perform both conventional and nuclear … [Read more...]