AUGUST 14, 2023 - The MQ-8C Fire Scout, a variant of the MQ-8B, is an unmanned aerial vehicle used for expeditionary operations aboard ships. The Navy’s only unmanned helicopter, which can be deployable from land or sea, provides target-acquisition, real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to the men and women of the US Navy and Marine Corps. In 2015, Naval Air … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2023
Air Force Restructures for Improved Readiness and Health Service Support
AUGUST 14, 2023 - The Air Force is restructuring the Air Force Medical Service to advance Airmen and Guardian health and readiness. The move also provides better support and advocacy for Department of the Air Force priorities in partnership with the Military Health System. The Air Force is doing this by introducing command and control authority in the AFMS and establishing … [Read more...]
SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program Builds STEM Workforce
AUGUST 14, 2023 – The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program welcomed their 2023 scholar cohort on August 1, 2023, accepting over 460 new scholars from across the nation. Awardees are currently pursuing their bachelor’s degree (51%), master’s degree (14%) or a doctoral degree (24%) in science, … [Read more...]
Challenge Fuels Transition for Newest Infantry Soldiers
U.S. Army Soldiers from across the nation receive their blue Infantry Shoulder Cords July 26, 2023, in recognition of their successful completion of the 11B Infantry Transition Course, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. Over three weeks, 22 Soldiers at the 10, 20 and 30 skill levels learned basic infantry … [Read more...]
The Best Reunion Yet
AUGUST 14, 2023 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), the second oldest cruiser in the U.S. Navy, served more than 36 years of service and decommissioned in a ceremony at Naval Station San Diego on Aug. 10. Current and past crewmembers, and even some of the original plankowners, gathered in celebration, remembering the countless … [Read more...]