NOVEMBER 22, 2022 - Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, released a memorandum Oct. 31 that aims to cement the Department of the Air Force’s space acquisition top priorities, philosophy, and tenets. The document highlights DAF’s need to prioritize driving speed into acquisitions, building resilient space … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2022
Teachers Play Important Role in National Security
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 - “During American Education Week, we celebrate the power of public education and thank the educators and staff who do so much to make our public schools the cornerstone of our democracy, prosperity, and strength,” wrote President Joe Biden in a proclamation Nov. 10. The genesis of American Education Week was a desire by the National Education Association … [Read more...]
Navy Cuts Ribbon for New Shipyard Facilities
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 – Navy leadership celebrated two new additions to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Navy’s newest barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 68 as well as a new self-service Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Mart, Nov. 21. The facilities aim to provide better living accommodations and improve quality of service for Sailors stationed … [Read more...]
Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2022) Lt. j.g. Niles VanTassell, from Marietta, Georgia, and Operations Specialist 1st Class Alexander Polk, from Nashville, Tennessee, monitor surface contacts from the combat information center (CIC) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a joint bilateral anti-submarine exercise, part of Keen Sword in the … [Read more...]
Navy Analysis Confirms Iranian Link to Drone Attack
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 – A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle East. Two U.S. Navy explosive ordnance technicians boarded M/T Pacific Zircon, Nov. 16, to assess the damage and collect unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) debris fragments for … [Read more...]