Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. takes a selfie with the audience during his keynote speech “Airmen in the Fight” at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 7, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) DECEMBER 8, 2023 - Already well known for insisting that the U.S. Air Force modernize and “accelerate” to meet … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Kendall Outlines Path for Modernizing Air, Space Forces
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivers a keynote speech “One Team, One Fight” during the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 7, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) MARCH 8, 2023 - Reporting progress but conceding that “hard choices” remain, Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall offered a report … [Read more...]
State Partnership Program a Difference Maker in Africa
MARCH 8, 2023 – Africa is fertile ground for external influence, and senior U.S. military leaders underscored the value of partnerships to building security capacity on the continent during the 2023 African Chiefs of Defense Conference last week. The National Guard Bureau’s chief, adjutants general and representatives from 15 states and the District of Columbia Guard’s … [Read more...]
Special Ops Community Transforming to Meet Challenges
MARCH 8, 2023 - The Special Operations community is making progress in its transformation to focus more on the challenges of China and Russia while maintaining the expertise to mount counterterrorism operations worldwide, Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Maier … [Read more...]
Navy Renames Oceanographic Ship USNS Maury After Marie Tharp
MARCH 8, 2023 - Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship formerly named USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) has been renamed USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66). This renaming honors Marie Tharp, a pioneering geologist and oceanographic cartographer who created the first scientific maps of … [Read more...]