JUNE 7, 2023 – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751), under the command of Cmdr. Al Mardegian, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London for the last time on Tuesday, June 6, completing its final six-month deployment before starting the decommissioning process later this year. Capt. Thomas O’Donnell, commander of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 12, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2023
DoD Must Be Employer of Choice to Meet Manpower Goals
JUNE 7, 2023 - America depends on volunteers for its military. On Jan. 27, 1973, Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird Jr. announced that the U.S. military would fill its ranks exclusively with volunteers rather than with draftees. On July 1, 1973, the military draft ended. Today, to meet recruitment and retention goals, the Defense Department must make volunteering in the … [Read more...]
Soldiers Prepare to Celebrate Army’s 248th Birthday
JUNE 7, 2023 - The Fort McCoy community is welcome to participate in several activities June 14 to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 248th birthday June 14 at Fort McCoy. The birthday celebration, coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR), will begin with the Army Birthday 5k Run/2-Mile Walk at McCoy’s Community Center. “With … [Read more...]
Air Force Facility Tests First Space Satellite in Decades
JUNE 7, 2023 - The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards AFB recently tested its first orbital satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. “This is important because we are testing one of the new satellites … [Read more...]
Next Generation of Leaders Key to Solving Security Challenges
JUNE 7, 2023 - Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl underscored today the critical role future leaders will have in addressing increasingly complex security challenges. Speaking to an audience of students and young professionals at this year's NATO Youth Summit, Kahl said there is no shortage of pressing challenges on the horizon and that preparing the next … [Read more...]