NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - In 2015, the Army determined it needed to create a specific strategy to set the standards of right and wrong within the noncommissioned officers corps. With this need, the NCO Corps created the NCO Strategy. Six years after the first NCO Strategy was released, the NCO Corps revised the document to make it a better aligned, enduring, and adaptable strategy … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
Sweden Becomes First Non-NATO Partner with Patriot
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - Senior leaders from 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and key leaders from the Swedish Armed Forces Air Defense Regiment witnessed a handover ceremony of the Patriot missile system on November 18 in Halmstad, Sweden. The new system marks the beginning of a new era for Swedish Air Defense and a decisive step … [Read more...]
MQ-25 Conducts Ground Testing at Chambers Field
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - The U.S. Navy and Boeing are completing ground tests of the MQ-25 Stingray test asset at Chambers Field onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. "The Stingray is the future of naval aviation. It is the first aircraft carrier-based unmanned air vehicle (UAV),” said Rear Adm. John Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. “The ground testing is another … [Read more...]
Taliban Aren’t Counterterrorism Partners in Afghanistan
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August, the only semblance of government remaining there is the Taliban. But the Taliban are not partners in defeating terrorism there, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said. "I don't see them as a partner — I'll just be frank," Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of U.S. … [Read more...]
Navy Port Allows Commercial Use to Help Supply-Chain Issues
211122-N-AS200-0002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy in partnership with the Oxnard Harbor District (OHD) is providing resources onboard Port Hueneme in direct support of decreasing port congestion in Los Angeles County and reducing the national supply-chain shortage, Nov. 22, 2021. NBVC is comprised of three distinct operational facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San … [Read more...]