JUNE 2, 2022 - Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition now, with preliminary rounds open from June 1 to August 17, 2022. The top five, most innovative and game-changing AFMC ideas will be “pitched” to a panel of AFMC senior leaders in October 2022. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2022
Russia Forcing Changes to NATO Strategic Concepts
JUNE 2, 2022 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, told the Defense Writers Group today. Smith spoke about the challenges from Russia due to that country's unprovoked war on Ukraine and the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid. Her … [Read more...]
$700 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
JUNE 1, 2022 - Today, June 1, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $700 million, tailored to meet critical Ukrainian needs for today’s fight. This authorization is the eleventh drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Capabilities in this package … [Read more...]
Army Military Pay Forum Delivers Big Wins
JUNE 1, 2022 - The ‘Month of May’ brought experts from around the world to Indianapolis to become faster and more efficient than ever, and not just with Indy cars. With a drive to take care of the Army’s Soldiers and families better than ever, U.S. Army Financial Management Command Army Military Pay Office leaders gathered together for the first AMPO leadership forum in four … [Read more...]
Marines, Sailors Participate in Tri-Lateral Infantry Exercise
A U.S. Marine with 3d Platoon, Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, helps a simulated casualty off of the battlefield during a simulated combat defense as part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, May 21, 2022. Southern Jackaroo is a multilateral exercise carried out by … [Read more...]