JANUARY 17, 2023 – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced during the Surface Navy Association Symposium that future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140). The future USS Thomas G. Kelley will honor retired Captain Thomas G. Kelley, a Medal of Honor recipient. The name selection follows the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Sailors Repair Damages on Super Hornet at Sea
JANUARY 17, 2023 – Specialists from Fleet Readiness Command Centers (FRC) Southwest (FRCSW) and Southeast (FRCSE) completed first-of-its-kind repairs at sea on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, Jan. 9, 2023. The engineers repaired damages from an in-flight starboard engine fire that occurred on Aug. 31, 2022, cutting down repair times and … [Read more...]
AFMC Releases 2023 Strategic Plan
JANUARY 17, 2023 - The Air Force Materiel Command released a new Strategic Plan outlining the ways it will work to deliver the advanced, integrated materiel capabilities the Air Force needs to deter aggression and prevail against the modern adversarial threats. The AFMC plan directly aligns to the seven Department of the Air Force Operational Imperatives and focuses on … [Read more...]
Soldier Becomes 1st Female Tank Master Gunner
JANUARY 17, 2023 – Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Cox became the first female Army National Guard Soldier to graduate the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center’s M1 Abrams Master Gunner course last month, earning the title and additional skill identifier of Abrams Master Gunner. The 53-day course at Fort Benning, Georgia, upskills accomplished armor crew members like Cox and … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Activates Newest Unit to Synchronize Global Data
JANUARY 17, 2023 - The United States Marine Corps continues operationalizing the Marine Corps’ seventh warfighting function, information, by activating a service retained, two-star command poised to synchronize, coordinate, and integrate capabilities across the Fleet Marine Force, today. Commanded by Maj. Gen. Ryan P. Heritage, the current commander of U.S. Marine Corps … [Read more...]