MAY 19, 2023 - Fort Polk in Louisiana will be renamed for New York National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I hero, during a June 13 ceremony at the post. The Army installation named for Confederate Gen. Leonidas K. Polk, a resident of New Orleans who was killed in combat in 1864, will become Fort Johnson. The fort is home to the Joint Readiness Training Center and the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2023
Now is the Time For Greater Collaboration in the Pacific
MAY 19, 2023 — While calling on partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster land power together, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s top leader announced the standup of a joint logistics command that will participate at Australia’s Exercise Talisman Saber in July. The command, led by 8th Theater Sustainment Command’s leader Maj. Gen. Jered Helwig, will be closely aligned … [Read more...]
Air Force Starts Looking for F-22 Raptor Replacement
MAY 19, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry for an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance Platform with the intent to award a contract in 2024. "The NGAD Platform is a vital element of the Air Dominance family of systems which represents a generational leap in technology over … [Read more...]
Marines Resupply Ballistic Missile Submarine in Philippine Sea
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to … [Read more...]
DoD Provides Update on Zero Trust Strategy Roadmap
MAY 19, 2023 - The Pentagon's senior information security official said today that the Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by fiscal year 2027 as planned. David McKeown, who serves as the DOD's deputy chief information officer as well as the department's senior information security officer, said his office has been hard at work … [Read more...]