JANUARY 7, 2022 - Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the “Golden Swordsmen” and “The Tridents” join Australia, Canada, India, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea (ROK) to begin multinational exercise Sea Dragon 22, Jan. 5. The P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) with Patrol Squadron (VP) Forty-Seven and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Chief of Naval Operations Visits Hypersonic Weapons Facilities
JANUARY 7, 2022 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Courtland and Huntsville, Alabama, January 6, to visit Dynetics and Lockheed Martin facilities with Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks. Gilday toured facilities and received updates about hypersonic weapon technology development, advancements, and capabilities. “In order to maintain a warfighting … [Read more...]
Air Force Observes National Mentoring Month in January
JANUARY 7, 2022 - The Air Force and Space Force observe January as National Mentoring Month. It’s a time to focus Airmen and Guardians on investing in the mentoring movement — as either mentor or mentee. Mentorship is a type of professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides another person to develop both personally and professionally. … [Read more...]
DoD’s ‘Data-centric’ Future
JANUARY 7, 2022 - David Spirk, the Defense Department's chief data officer, said the department is focusing data on joint warfighting activities and actions put in place in the past are bearing fruit. Spirk spoke during a Howard Baker Forum of the Defense Writers' Group yesterday. He said DOD is actually "doing well" in the process. Spirk is the first chief data officer … [Read more...]
Army’s 2021 USO Service Members of the Year
JANUARY 6, 2022 - Nearly 2.3 million active-duty and Reserve personnel serve in the U.S. military. While most of those service members are outstanding at what they do, only a few are chosen to be their branch's USO Service Member of the Year. Every year since 2003, one junior enlisted service member from each branch — E-5 or below — is nominated by command leadership to be … [Read more...]