JANUARY 6, 2022 – At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, as many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated to help respond to a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations. Guard members will support the Maryland Department of Health and other state agencies with missions for COVID-19 testing, supporting local hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2022
Army Working on Optimal Battlefield Visibility While In-Transit
JANUARY 6, 2022 – Mounted armored vehicles such as the Bradley have long been used as heavy weapons platforms with long range sensors to hunt targets and provide armored transportation to dismounted Soldiers. However once onboard the vehicle, Soldiers lost visibility of what is happening around them, leaving them ill-prepared to anticipate the changing battlespace upon … [Read more...]
Colorado Guard Assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID Testing
JANUARY 6, 2022 – Approximately 60 members of the Colorado National Guard are helping law enforcement respond to the devastating Marshall Fire response in Boulder County. Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency, which authorized the use of unarmed CONG assets for law enforcement purposes. “People are our first priority,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, the … [Read more...]
Army Using Electric Lawn Mowers to Save The Planet
JANUARY 6, 2022 – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is working to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions on military bases by using autonomous electric lawn mowers. Weldon Hill, the command’s deputy chief of staff, engineer, is leading the SMDC Autonomous Electric Lawn Mower Pilot Study in support of the Army’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 50 … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces IDE In-Residence Nomination Process Change
JANUARY 6, 2022 - Beginning with the 2022 developmental education designation process, the Air Force will transition away from the Definitely Attend (DA) program that began in 2017. The DA program was intended to give senior raters greater influence in the developmental education selection process. Under the DA program, senior raters could award DA recommendations to … [Read more...]