MARCH 29, 2022 - President Joe Biden's $773 billion fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DOD to maintain its competitive advantage in the years ahead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said today. Hicks, along with Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
Marine Attack Squadron Transitions to the F-35B
MARCH 29, 2022 - Marine Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a re-designation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 25, 2022. As part of the transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B Lightning II, VMA-214 was re-designated as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214. The F-35B Lightning II is replacing the … [Read more...]
Guard Receives New AH-64E Apache Helicopters
MARCH 29, 2022 – Five AH-64E model Apache attack helicopters were delivered to the South Carolina National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base March 24. The South Carolina National Guard is updating a 34-year-old fleet of 24 aircraft with the new E-model, which will be assigned to and flown by the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop … [Read more...]
Career Intermission Program Reduces Service Obligation
MARCH 29, 2022 - The first CY22 Career Intermission Program application window opens April 1 for eligible Airmen and Guardians interested in a one to three year temporary break from active duty to meet personal or professional needs outside the service. The time commitment members must serve upon return to active duty is now a “one month for one month” ratio, instead of the … [Read more...]
6 Navy ‘Growler’ Aircraft Headed to Germany
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to the “Garudas” Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 flies over the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2021, in support of Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific … [Read more...]