FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - What began as a resilience research project ultimately evolved into a full resilience research task force for students from Air Command and Staff College and Air War College, who recently gathered to exchange perspectives after spending five weeks studying best practices for building winning cultures and strengthening social connections as keys to bolstering … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2023
U.S.-Philippine Alliance Strengthens in New Phase
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of Defense Carlito Galvez, Jr. answer questions during a press conference in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 2, 2023. Austin is traveling to Asia to meet with senior government and military leaders in Korea and the Philippines to advance regional stability, further strengthen the defense partnerships and reaffirm the … [Read more...]
Army Restoration and Reconditioning Centers Help Soldiers
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - The day-to-day stress that comes with stability and support operations and being deployed away from home can sometimes be as traumatic as being in combat. To help rotational forces who are forward stationed in Europe deal with stress related challenges, the Army established two Restoration and Reconditioning Centers (RRCs) – one center in Grafenwoehr, Germany … [Read more...]
U.S. Tracking High-Altitude Surveillance Balloon
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - An intelligence-gathering balloon is currently floating above the United States, the Defense Department announced Thursday evening. "The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now," Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during an … [Read more...]
Role of the Military in Disaster Management and Response
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - It is common knowledge that one of the military’s main responsibilities is to protect civilians from harm in the event of a disaster or a war. But how many people actually know what the military’s role is when they intervene after a crisis? When you think of military intervention, you might think of combat and destruction, but you are less likely to think of … [Read more...]