AUGUST 16, 2022 — With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set and used before. Soldiers of all ranks can seek guidance, assistance, and advice through the Army’s Financial Readiness Program. The FRP offers a number of online resources, as well as free, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
DoD Releases First Social Media Policy
AUGUST 16, 2022 - The Defense Department today released a policy that for the first time spells out, from the highest levels of the defense community, how DOD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DOD. DOD Instruction 5400.17, titled … [Read more...]
Air Force Battle Lab Showcases Emerging Technologies
AUGUST 16, 2022 – The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, hosted an advanced technology demonstration for personnel across multiple domains as part of exercise Red Flag 22-3, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Red Flag is a two-week advanced air component-centric combat exercise held multiple times a year by the 414th Combat Training … [Read more...]
Kentucky Guard Helps Community After Flooding
Sgt. Austin Morrison, Spc. Donnie Brinson, and Spc. Christopher Stockdale with the 1163rd Medical Co., 75th Troop Command help load water, food and other supplies for flood victims in Whitesburg, Ky. The Soldier are part of a point of distribution site at Letcher County Central High School. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Andy Dickson) AUGUST 15, 2022 – As flood waters … [Read more...]
AF MQ-9s Close Out Successful RIMPAC Exercise
AUGUST 15, 2022 - After weeks of non-stop training scenarios on land, at sea and in the air, Rim of the Pacific 2022 concluded Aug. 4. Among the 25,000 service members participating in the exercise was a small MQ-9 Reaper detachment comprised of active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen from Reaper squadrons across the country. Although small in numbers, the MQ-9 … [Read more...]