APRIL 20, 2023 - Yesterday, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced critical new security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities essential to strengthening Ukraine’s defenders on the battlefield valued at up to $325 … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
Infantry Division Supports Army Recruiting
APRIL 20, 2023 – The 1st Infantry Division hosted future Soldiers from various recruiting battalions in the region for their Oath of Enlistment and a tour of post, April 18, 2023. The tour was part of the Big Red One’s ongoing effort to support Army recruiting both in the region and nationally by connecting citizens with its Soldiers. Approximately 51 Future Soldiers took … [Read more...]
Official Discusses Steps to Deter, Defeat Missile Threats
APRIL 20, 2023 - A Defense Department leader detailed missile threats from adversaries and addressed DOD countermeasure steps during testimony, yesterday, at the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. Over the past year, China has continued to develop, test and field advanced missile systems of all classes and ranges. It also launched ballistic … [Read more...]
Unmanned Surface Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz
APRIL 20, 2023 – An unmanned surface vessel from U.S. 5th Fleet transited the Strait of Hormuz with two U.S. Coast Guard cutters, April 19, demonstrating the continued operational integration of unmanned and artificial intelligence systems by U.S. maritime forces in the Middle East. USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) transited one of the … [Read more...]
Success in Space Requires Transformational Change
APRIL 20, 2023 - Emphasizing that space capabilities are “important to our strategy of integrated deterrence” and the reason U.S. Space Force must drive “transformational” change, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall offered a blunt assessment April 19 of the challenges today in space but also optimism that the United States would maintain its dominance in that … [Read more...]