JUNE 8, 2022 - As Congress mulls over the president's fiscal year 2023 budget request, the way the National Guard will use its portion of the funding to prepare for near-peer competition was of interest to some lawmakers. "When we look at the threats that we face, the biggest thing we want to do is deter that [threat] so we do not get into a fight," said Army Gen. Daniel R. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2022
Joint and Coalition Warfighters Test Tactical Expertise
JUNE 7, 2022 - Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J. FST-J exercises are a U.S. Navy-sponsored exercise that bring together multiple units from across the globe to train together in a virtual environment. The week-long … [Read more...]
Marines Rehearse Defending Key Maritime Terrain
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, secure a landing zone during Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise … [Read more...]
Naval Spacecraft to Be Part of Historic U.K. Launch
JUNE 7, 2022 — A joint U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)/ U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) experiment is preparing to measure Earth’s ionosphere and particle radiation environment as part of the Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE) mission. Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a … [Read more...]
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
JUNE 7, 2022 - Naval District Washington (NDW) conducted the Chief of Naval Operations wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the Battle of Midway at the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. June 6. June 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the decisive multi-day battle between American and Japanese naval forces near Midway Atoll. Fought from June 3-7, the Battle of … [Read more...]