JULY 20, 2022 - Yesterday, the White House announced the release of the 2022 U.S. Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Congressional Report. This is the second report of its kind that evaluates the progress made towards advancing the goals of the 2019 U.S. Women, Peace, and Security Strategy by the four implementing Departments and Agencies identified in the U.S. WPS Act of 2017 … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
U.S. Airpower on Display at Air Tattoo
JULY 19, 2022 - The U.S. Air Force sent 11 aircraft and more than 100 Airmen to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Base Fairford, United Kingdom, July 15-17, 2022. The event allowed the Air Force and U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa to integrate and engage with hundreds of Airmen from 31 nations, and about 200,000 visitors during … [Read more...]
Soldiers Not Immune to Damage of Sun’s Rays
JULY 19, 2022 – Some soldiers have a greater risk for developing skin cancer than others. For July’s UV Safety Awareness month, soldiers should be aware of their risks and how to reduce their chances of skin cancer. Cancer, including skin cancer, is one of various chronic diseases monitored in the active-duty Army population in the Army Public Health Center's annual Health … [Read more...]
Navy Starts Next Phase of Maternity Pilot Program
JULY 19, 2022 - At month seven of the U.S. Navy’s Maternity Pilot Program (MPP), the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is beginning the process of accepting incoming completed uniforms and how it will assess outbound procedures. As the first MPP participants begin returning their swath of used uniform items, NEXCOM is responsible for determining the items’ continued use … [Read more...]
Navy Medicine and the Birth of Physical Readiness
JULY 19, 2022 - Today’s U.S. Navy espouses a “culture of fitness,” and “physical readiness,” but this was not always the case. In the early 1900s, many including the president himself, Theodore Roosevelt, were appalled by the lack of physical conditioning in the Navy. In his autobiography, Roosevelt recalled, “Many of the older officers were so unfit physically that their … [Read more...]