JANUARY 13, 2023 — The U.S. Navy and coral: neighbors; living, breathing structures; and members of interdependent ecosystems. Corals are animals, symbiotic with both the organisms living in their tissues and the ocean’s coastlines. In many ways, coral reef health is community health—they provide medicine, food, jobs, and recreation, and protect coasts from erosion and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Team Approach Strengthens African Medical Capabilities
JANUARY 13, 2023 - December 2022 marked the completion of a five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations. The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, established in 2015, is a Department of State-directed initiative centered on generating the capability to rapidly deploy peacekeeping operations on the continent. … [Read more...]
Senior Enlisted Leaders Discuss the State of the Surface Force
230110-N-TH560-0059 ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 10, 2023) – Top enlisted leaders from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard take part in an enlisted roundtable at the Surface Navy Association’s 35th National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10. The senior leaders answered questions from audience members, in-person and virtual, regarding concerns affecting service members and their … [Read more...]
U.S. Values Allies’ Assistance to Ukraine
JANUARY 13, 2023 - The U.S. respects the sovereign decisions of NATO and other allied nations regarding their security assistance to Ukraine, the Pentagon press secretary said. "We're absolutely supportive of any type of defense capabilities that our international allies and partners can provide to Ukraine to include tanks," Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a briefing … [Read more...]
Navy and Air Force Conduct Unmanned Maritime Strike
JANUARY 13, 2023 – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and elements of Carrier Strike Group 10 to integrate and close the structure of … [Read more...]