MARCH 4, 2022 - The Russian invasion prong aimed at the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv appears to be stalled, while fighting rages in Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, a senior defense official said today. Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 150,000 troops in 120 battalion tactical groups on the border of Ukraine since last fall, and about 90 … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
U.S. Soldier Earns Top NATO Award
MARCH 4, 2022 – A U.S. Soldier assigned to the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain in Valencia was named the 2021 NATO Force Structure Top Soldier of the Year. Sgt. 1st Class Aaron M. Welch, a G3 operations noncommissioned officer who hails from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was selected to receive the award by a panel of judges based on his impact on his organization during the … [Read more...]
Navy ‘SCOUTs’ the Digital Battlespace to Test Operational Problems
MARCH 4, 2022 - Get ready to jump in the sandbox. A partnership involving the Office of Naval Research (ONR); the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN RDT&E); and the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) is conducting the first virtual sprint demonstration of the Aggregated Digital Ecosystem for Naval … [Read more...]
Seven Operational Imperatives & How They Forge the Future Force
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, speaks at the 2022 AFA Warfare Symposium Mar. 3, 2022. Kendal spoke about his one team one fight mantra and his operational imperatives during the symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales) MARCH 4, 2022 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3 for … [Read more...]
Allies Will Protect, Defend Every Inch of NATO Territory
MARCH 4, 2022 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited U.S. troops at Lask Airbase, Poland Monday. In a press conference after the visit, Stoltenberg said Russian President Vladimir Putin has shattered the peace in Europe. "The Russian assault is totally unacceptable. And, it is enabled by Belarus," he said. "We welcome the leading role of Poland," Stoltenberg … [Read more...]