MARCH 30, 2023 - The first 10 of 28 satellites which make up Tranche 0 of the "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture," are set to launch tomorrow morning out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Space Development Agency is responsible for the launch and for development of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Tomorrow's group of satellites, which … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Service Members Get Extended Parental Leave
MARCH 30, 2023 - The Defense Department issued a new policy to provide 12 weeks of paid, non-chargeable parental leave to service members who have a child through birth, adoption or a long-term foster care placement of at least 24 months. These 12 weeks of parental leave, which became effective Dec. 27, come in addition to authorized convalescent leave for service members … [Read more...]
War With China, Russia Not Inevitable
MARCH 30, 2023 - The United States must remain the most powerful nation on Earth if peace is to continue between the U.S., China and Russia, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, who testified today about the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2024 budget request at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. For the first time, the United States … [Read more...]
Moody Spark Tank Kindles an Innovative Future
MARCH 29, 2023 - Five Moody Airmen pitched innovative ideas before a panel of evaluators from across the 23rd Wing and the community during the base’s Spark Tank competition, March 23, 2023. This spin-off of the popular business venture show, encourages Airmen to present their ideas for change and improvement that positively impact the mission and drive innovation starting … [Read more...]
Guardsmen in the Pacific Crucial to Homeland Defense
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the SEA to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited Hawaii National Guardsmen on March 07, 2023, to meet with command teams and observe their operations along the Pacific region. During the visit, Whitehead toured Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam and Wheeler Army Airfield facilities to meet with soldiers and airmen, hear about … [Read more...]