NOVEMBER 22, 2022 — One hundred and thirty New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded to a massive lake-effect snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area. At the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, 60 Soldiers and Airmen, divided into three 20-person initial response forces, were placed on duty at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station the evening of Nov. 17, before the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2022
Competition Remains Defining Feature of U.S.-China Relations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with General Wei Fenghe, Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (PRC), on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Nov. 22, 2022. Secretary Austin’s visit to the Southeast Asia partner participating in the 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ … [Read more...]
Marines Test Drone Destroyer
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Clayton Hilemon (left) and Sgt. Alexander Locconielsen (right), a low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), transmits an electronic signal to an incoming drone with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The … [Read more...]
Installation Keeps Time-Honored Tradition
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 - For civilians and military personnel living and working on a military base, starting and finishing their day with morning and evening colors has always been the norm. This daily routine is deeply steeped in history, and Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington has been keeping with this time-honored military tradition. Across NSA Washington’s bases, which … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Pregnant Members On Free Maternity Uniforms
NOVEMBER 21, 2022 - On Oct.1, the Department of the Air Force launched the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 10 participating bases. Updates to the program, which the Air Force announced earlier this year, include: The U.S. Army will maintain a … [Read more...]