JULY 12, 2023 – U.S. Navy Sailors partnered with Military Sealift Command civilian mariners and civilian contractors in a collaborative effort to successfully launch a Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), June 30, 2023. The launch took place during the Burlington’s transit to Cartagena, Colombia ahead … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2023
Guardian Makes History as Top BMT Graduate
JULY 12, 2023 - Basic Military Training (BMT), an intensive eight-week program, is designed to challenge the mental and physical resilience of enlisted U.S. Air Force (USAF) recruits and U.S. Space Force (USSF) Guardians. For decades, the USAF independently operated BMT separately from other services at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. As a result, only Airmen were … [Read more...]
Air Force Rolls Out Climate Campaign Plan
JULY 12, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force released its Climate Campaign Plan July 11. The Department of the Air Force Climate Action Plan, which was published in October 2022, defines how it will preserve operational capability, increase resiliency, and do its part to help mitigate future climate impacts. The plan lays out an enterprise-wide approach to why it is … [Read more...]
Leaders Agree to Expedite Ukraine’s NATO Membership
JULY 12, 2023 - NATO leaders agreed to a package that will ultimately make Ukraine a member of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference today. Stoltenberg spoke at the end of the first day's discussions at the Vilnius NATO Summit in Lithuania. At the meeting, NATO Heads of State and Government welcomed Finland as a full-fledged … [Read more...]
Nominations Hold Stalls Hundreds of Military Leader Appointments
JULY 11, 2023 - With the current hold in the Senate on confirming general and flag officers, as many as 650 critical leadership positions might be vacant by year's end, said the deputy Pentagon press secretary during a briefing today. Military positions which should be filled with confirmed leaders, Singh said, might instead need to be filled by men and women who are doing … [Read more...]