JANUARY 17, 2022 - Army Spc. 5th Class Clarence Sasser was a part-time college student when he was drafted into the Army as a medic. He was sent to Vietnam at the height of the war and did his job so fearlessly during battle that he earned the Medal of Honor. Sasser was born Sept. 12, 1947, and grew up in the small town of Rosharon, Texas, near Houston. He had a brother, a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Nation Observes Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm
JANUARY 17, 2022 - Operation Desert Storm began 31 years ago — on Jan. 16, 1991 — five months after Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait. That operation to oust the Iraqis is also known as the Gulf War; it came about after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw his forces from Kuwait. In response, the United States and partner nations began a buildup of … [Read more...]
Strengthening Naval Readiness in the Indo-Pacific Region
JANUARY 17, 2022 – Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16. The training operations included integrated maritime strike missions, maritime interdiction operations, anti-submarine warfare, replenishment-at-sea and formation … [Read more...]
Navy’s Performance Management System Upgraded With eNavFit
JANUARY 17, 2022 - The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) released NAVADMIN 004/22 today announcing eNavFit for the active component of the Fleet starting in February 2022. With eNavFit’s release to both the active and reserve force, the Navy’s Talent Management Task Force (TMTF) has delivered the first in a series of Performance Evaluation Transformation and Talent Management … [Read more...]
Austin Pays Tribute on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
JANUARY 17, 2022 - Today, we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a federal holiday that is also a national day of service, and I hope that all Americans will find ways today to bring our nation closer to the “Beloved Community” for which he worked. We still have a lot of work to do to achieve that community … to banish racism, to fight poverty, to break down … [Read more...]