JULY 28, 2022 – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is proud to join the U.S. Coast Guard in observing its 232nd birthday on Aug. 4. “At DeCA we salute the Coast Guard’s 232 years of service by delivering a commissary benefit that provides valuable savings to Coast Guardsmen, retirees and family members,” said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
West Point Cadets Take Their Autonomous Robot to NASA
JULY 28, 2022 - Army Astrobotics, West Point’s first lunar robotics team, secured a slot as a top-48 team in the NASA LUNABOTICS Robotic Mining Competition. As part of the honor, the team traveled to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in May to put their robot, “Pathfinder,” to the test. NASA’s new Artemis program aims to send astronauts to the moon … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned at JRTC Will Last a Lifetime
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and his senior enlisted advisor, SEA Tony Whitehead, visit Soldiers led by the California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 26, 2022. Fort Polk is a premier training center that provides rigorous and realistic pre-deployment … [Read more...]
Keeping Civilians in Fighting Shape
JULY 28, 2022 - “Excellence in all we do” is an Air Force core value. Excellence can encompass a myriad of things including work ethic, training and education, and even maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It’s every Airman’s duty to be the best they can be. Active-duty Airmen have long had fitness and weight standards to keep them combat ready. Though civilians don’t have the … [Read more...]
Joint Meeting Aims to Boost Ammunition Readiness
JULY 28, 2022 - The Joint Munitions Command, Munitions Logistics Transportation Division, hosted a joint meeting at Rock Island Arsenal recently to discuss several topics, receive feedback, and evaluate processes at JMC depots to increase efficiency, readiness, and modernization. In the process, the event fostered enhanced partnerships between headquarters, installations, and … [Read more...]