FEBRUARY 4, 2022 - Today, the Defense Department issued a Request for Information on costs and technologies to support the department's shift to purchasing a 100% carbon pollution-free electricity. The RFI, issued in conjunction with the General Services Administration, comes on the heels of Executive Order 14057, "Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2022
Air Force Concludes BRAVO Hackathon
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 - On Jan. 11, the Air Force concluded the first department-wide, secret classification innovation hackathon at Nellis Air Force Base inside the Threat Training Center’s hangar following six days of 24-hour operations. Working beneath the wings of MiG jets strewn with duct-taped network and power cables, over 80 hackers – product managers, engineers, pilots, … [Read more...]
Leader of ISIS Dead Following U.S. Raid
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today that the United States and its citizens are safer after the death of the leader of ISIS in northwest Syria. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, died last night when he detonated an explosive device during a U.S. military operation that aimed to kill or … [Read more...]
DoD Announces 2022 Senate Youth Program Military Mentors
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 - 12 Officers will Serve as Part of 60th Annual United States Senate Youth Program. The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the 12 U.S. military officers selected to serve as Armed Forces ambassadors in support of the 60th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held virtually March 6-9, 2022. This educational … [Read more...]
Breaking Through the Canopy at JWTC
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 - Thick vegetation, nearly vertical slopes and a constant battle with the unknown are just some of the many obstacles faced by students going through the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s reconnaissance and surveillance course. U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attended Okinawa’s JWTC for a 10-day course from Jan. … [Read more...]