MARCH 23, 2023 — President Joe Biden proclaimed Fort Bliss’s Castner Range, approximately 6,672 acres of land in northern El Paso, Texas, as a national monument during the White House Conservation in Action Summit at the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The designation protects a unique desert landscape that holds a storied history for locals and the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Army Sells Its Last Homing Pigeon
MARCH 23, 2023 - On 23 March 1957, the Army sold its last homing pigeon. Since the earliest recorded history of battlefield communications, homing pigeons—or war pigeons—have consistently been praised for their intelligence, reliability, and agility in relaying messages across long distances. The U.S. Army used these birds with successful results during the World Wars and in … [Read more...]
USS Ashland Moving to San Diego
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan (CFAS) March 22, 2023. Ashland’s new homeport will be San Diego after serving as a forward-deployed ship in U.S. 7th Fleet since August 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Graham) MARCH 23, 2023 - The dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD … [Read more...]
USSF Announces University Consortium Research Opportunity
MARCH 23, 2023 - In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Universities Space Research Association, the United States Space Force announced the establishment of a new University Consortium Research Opportunity addressing space science and technology challenges today. The research focus areas for this UCRO will include Beyond Geostationary Earth Orbit (xGEO) … [Read more...]
Transportation Official Provides Sage Summer PCS Advice
MARCH 23, 2023 – Service members are starting to receive their PCS orders as the summer PCS season rapidly approaches. According to the top transportation official in Europe there are a lot of resources available for people planning their next permanent change of station move – the top two being Military OneSource and the My Army PCS App. Jason Todd is the director of Base … [Read more...]