JANUARY 12, 2022 — Patrick Smith, a former Army staff sergeant, was awarded the nation’s oldest military decoration for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom III, during a ceremony held at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum, Jan. 3, 2022. Smith was wounded in Iraq while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Practice for Firefighting Perfection
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew House, a firefighter with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, drops a charged hose during an initial Firefighter Assessment conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan 6, 2022. The Firefighter Assessment is an annual requirement to ensure all firefighters are able to perform their duties safely and properly. Firefighters … [Read more...]
Northern Strike 22-1 Brings Arctic Training to Michigan
JANUARY 11, 2022 – The Northern Strike 22-1 exercise will unite service members from several states and partner forces Jan. 21-30 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, which comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC). “We are excited to kick off the year with the winter iteration of Northern Strike,” … [Read more...]
DoD Purchases COVID Test Kits in Support of POTUS
JANUARY 11, 2022 - This weekend, the Department of Defense (DoD), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded contracts to Atlantic Trading, LLC (Austin, Texas) and Medea Inc. (Pleasanton, California), purchasing a combined total of 27 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits. This effort supports the president’s plan to deliver … [Read more...]
Rate Of Fire is The “Key” to Overmatching Adversaries
JANUARY 11, 2022 - Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, director of Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) Cross Functional Team calls rate of fire the “key” to overmatching adversaries. During the week leading up to Project Convergence 21 (PC 21), a team of dedicated individuals made up of Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments … [Read more...]