U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Garcia, 325th Fighter Wing command post emergency management controller, right, checks that Senior Airman Bertrand Vicks, 325th FW safety technician, has feeling in his hand after applying a pressure bandage at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 21, 2022. Applying pressure bandages is one of the hands-on skills taught in Tactical Combat … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
Women From All Services Attend Leadership Symposium
AUGUST 9, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Maria R. Gervais, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, deputy commanding general, was the keynote speaker at the Army’s leadership forum during the Sea Services Leadership Association’s annual Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium held July 12 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. The symposium provides professional development and networking … [Read more...]
Navy Debuts New Naval History and Research Center
AUGUST 9, 2022 - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its newest conservation and preservation site August 8 at the Washington Navy Yard. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, who attended the ground-breaking ceremony two years ago, spoke at the event for the new Naval History and Research Center (NHRC). “History shows … [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor Soars During 25th Anniversary
AUGUST 9, 2022 - RED FLAG-Alaska has been giving the United States Air Force and its allies extensive simulated combat training for decades, and this year is no different. This year marks the F-22 Raptor’s 25th anniversary of consistently providing America and its allies with fifth-generation air superiority. To no one’s surprise, the Raptor is proving itself to be a … [Read more...]
$1 Billion Support Package for Ukraine
AUGUST 9, 2022 - The Defense Department yesterday detailed the contents of the latest security assistance package to Ukraine, which is worth $1 billion. Provided under presidential drawdown authority — the 18th drawdown so far — the package includes additional ammunition for both the high mobility artillery rocket and howitzer systems. "This is the largest single drawdown of … [Read more...]