AUGUST 3, 2022 - Personnel in the Prototype Integration Testing and Training (PITT) facility of the Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Site Installation division in the Production Engineering directorate have collaborated with Project Manager (PM) Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (DCATS)/PM Wideband Enterprise SATCOM Systems (WESS) and Systems … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
Coast Guard Marathon Registration Opens August 4th
AUGUST 3, 2022 – Registration for the 2023 Coast Guard Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and virtual events will open on Aug. 4 at midnight in celebration of Coast Guard Day. The official road race of the United States Coast Guard, the events will take place March 2 - 4, 2023 in Elizabeth City, N.C. Interested runners may sign up to take advantage of early bird pricing at … [Read more...]
DOD Focuses on Effects of Climate Change
AUG. 3, 2022 - Earth's temperature is rising, and, as everyone must adjust to the new climate realities, the Defense Department must do its part to combat this rise. The Earth is 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer than it was in the late 1800s. The last decade, 2011-2020, was the warmest on record. The increase in thermal energy being added to the atmosphere has had enormous … [Read more...]
CIC Investigates the Aftermath of the Atomic Bombs
AUGUST 2, 2022 - On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in an attempt to bring the Second World War to an end. Seven months later, in March 1946, the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) sent a team to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki to gather information on the after-effects of the bombings. On August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber dropped a uranium bomb on … [Read more...]
‘Keep Truckin’ – National Guard Finds its Best Warriors
AUGUST 2, 2022 – Right before a rope climb, Sgt. Tyler Holloway, a fire support specialist with the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 115th Field Artillery Brigade, decided to add some levity to what otherwise might have been a nerve-racking situation at the 2022 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. “If my hands get tired, I can always use my teeth,” he jokingly told … [Read more...]