APRIL 13, 2022 – A three-decade security cooperation program with almost half the world’s nations is critical to America’s national security, the National Guard’s most senior general said last week. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told an annual gathering of Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program leaders that the program … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
Marine Aircraft Wing Demonstrates Lightning Carrier Concept
APRIL 13, 2022 - The Navy and Marine Corps demonstrated a key capability when they operated 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli March 30 through April 8, fully exercising the Marine Corps’ “lightning carrier” concept for the first time in naval history on an amphibious assault ship. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. … [Read more...]
2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers Awarded Purple Heart
Ohio Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades (center), commander of Special Troops Command (Provisional), pins the Purple Heart medal on Sgt. Tristan Meyers April 10, 2022, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in North Canton, Ohio. Meyers was among U.S. service members injured during a missile attack Jan. 8, 2020, at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq. (Ohio … [Read more...]
U.S. Is Rapidly Supplying Ukraine With Weapons
APRIL 13, 2022 - The Defense Department assesses that the Ukrainians still have a majority of their air defense systems available to them, the official said. "[The Ukrainians] have been clear that they want to boost their inventories for air defense capabilities. They've been clear that they want more aircraft. … We're talking to allies and partners about doing what we can … [Read more...]
Independent Review Leads to ACFT Revision
APRIL 13, 2022 - If you havenʼt heard yet, the U.S. Army announced another revision to its current Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) on March 23. This revision came after an in-depth independent review by the RAND corporation and a three-year evaluation period with feedback from Soldiers and cadets across the force. This revised ACFT, which became effective on April 1, … [Read more...]