MARCH 9, 2023 - Military spouses sacrifice much to support their warfighters and troop readiness. Leaders at Defense Contract Management Agency, under Department of Defense-wide guidance, want to reward that sacrifice and champion untapped professional assets. In a Sept. 22, 2022, memo titled “Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
US Brings Airpower, Community to Australia Airshow
MARCH 9, 2023 - A sea of spectators begins to stand, creating a wave effect; they’re there to watch a show—and that’s exactly what they’ll get. One by one they turn their phones to camera mode to capture one of the U.S. Air Force’s most lethal aircraft in its element. The F-22 Raptor was one of the many aerial demonstrations for the Australian International Aerospace & … [Read more...]
DOD Officials Testify About Homeland Defense
MARCH 9, 2023 - When Army Gen. Henry Knox became the nation's first secretary of war in 1789, the primary mission of the War Department was simple: Defend the United States of America. That is still the priority mission for Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today, but the complexity has obviously increased, and the threats have multiplied. Competitors are trying to … [Read more...]
Flexible, Rewarding Side Hustles for Military Spouses
MARCH 15, 2023 - If your partner is in the military, it can feel like you have to make some tough decisions about your own life and career. Or at least that used to be the case, before technology evolved to the point that picking up a satisfying and lucrative side-hustle which can travel everywhere with you was an option. To prove how much choice and flexibility military … [Read more...]
USS Mount Whitney Completes Scheduled Repair Period
MARCH 8, 2023 - USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, completed a Regular Overhaul (ROH) period that included dry docking in the port of Genoa, Italy, Feb. 22. The maintenance and repairs, part of the shipboard maintenance cycle, began in August 2022 and were completed by Military Sealift Command civil service mariners, U.S. contractors and local shipyard … [Read more...]