MARCH 28, 2022 - The saying goes, "Once a Marine, always a Marine". For Christina Johnson, project manager for the National Museum of the Marine Corps, every day reminds her of the faithful service that both she and others have dedicated to the Corps. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson, a former sergeant, stood in the museum overlook while observing the traditional cake … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
Data Hackathon Evolves to Accelerate Change
MARCH 28, 2022 - “Problem solvers” (also referred to as “hackers”) and “problem owners,” met together virtually and in person at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., March 14-18 for the Air Force Test Center’s second Data Hackathon Event. Participants from a multitude of career fields across AFTC, the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the 96th Test Wing at Eglin … [Read more...]
AFMS Looks at Role on National Vietnam War Veterans Day
MARCH 28, 2022 - Each year on March 29 the nation honors the service and sacrifices of Vietnam War veterans for National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This date marks the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam, on March 29, 1973. While more than 58,000 Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, Air Force Medical Service improvements in aeromedical evacuation … [Read more...]
Alaska Guard Conducts Exercise on Arctic Sea Ice
MARCH 28, 2022 – During a routine flight deep in the Alaska Interior, a small jet crashes with a dozen passengers. All survive without serious injury, but now they’re facing subzero temperatures with the sprawling and towering Alaska Range separating them from rapid rescue by a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk and other military helicopters. Help is on the way in … [Read more...]
Navy Christens Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas
MARCH 28, 2022 - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday attended and delivered remarks at the christening ceremony for the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, March. 26. This ceremony marks the first christening of a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The ship is named in honor of Private First Class Jacklyn Harold … [Read more...]