APRIL 22, 2022 — Just before the ceremony when she assumed command of a U.S. Army Reserve company in 2012, then-Capt. Kelly Bell felt nauseated. Concerned, her fellow Soldiers checked on her. Bell explained that she just had morning sickness, after recently learning she had become pregnant with her first daughter. She wanted to attend the Army’s pre-command course but under … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
U.S. Army Marches Forward with Army Service Week
APRIL 21, 2022 — U.S. Army Recruiting Command launched a new nationwide Army Service Week campaign April 18 to highlight Future Soldiers who have made the decision to serve and inspire others to consider a career in the U.S. Army. The two-week awareness and recruiting campaign runs through April 29 and will feature about 40 mass enlistment ceremonies in communities across … [Read more...]
Tuttle Award Recognizes Excellence on FRCE’s V-22 Line
APRIL 21, 2022 – In January 2021, the V-22 Osprey production line at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) set a personal best, returning an aircraft to the fleet in record time: just 297 days, far faster than the standard turnaround time of 420 days. In November of that same year, the team improved on that record, clocking a 164-day turnaround. In the months since, the team … [Read more...]
Russia Notified U.S. of ICBM Test Launch
APRIL 21, 2022 - Russia's defense ministry said today the country test-launched one of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said the Russians had properly notified the United States under its new START Treaty obligations. "Such testing is routine, and it was not a surprise. It was not deemed be a threat to the United … [Read more...]
NRL Conducts Microwave Power Beaming Demonstration
APRIL 21, 2022 – A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over 1 kilometer (km) at the U.S. Army Research Field in Blossom Point, Md., the most significant power beaming demonstration in nearly 50 years. Microwave power beaming is the … [Read more...]