AUGUST 2, 2023 - As the Air Force continues to evolve by modernizing its capabilities and maintaining air superiority in an ever-changing global security landscape, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida has officially transitioned from an air dominance training mission to a fully combat capable F-35A Lightning II fighter wing. This transition was cemented with the touchdown of the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2023
Austin Concludes Productive Trip in Indo-Pacific
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is welcomed to Gallipilo Barracks Australia by Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, July 28, 2023. Secretary Austin will join Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to participate in the 33rd annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). … [Read more...]
Executive Order Changes How Military Handles Sexual Assaults
AUGUST 1, 2023 - The president on Friday signed an executive order that changes how some crimes — including sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse and murder — are handled within the military justice system. The executive order makes changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial. The changes, among other things, move responsibility for the handling of such crimes away … [Read more...]
Committee Celebrates Origins of U.S. Navy Diving Community
AUGUST 1, 2023 – They may dive the world over, but the humble beginnings of U.S. Navy divers first began on August 1, 1882 in local waters off of Newport, Rhode Island according to Navy leaders who recently voted on establishing an official birth date for the community. The Navy’s diving executive steering committee, comprised of officers and senior enlisted leaders across … [Read more...]
Walter Reed Transforms Care in Treating PTSDs
AUGUST 1, 2023 - Ensconced in a seemingly silent – yet deeply collaborative - corridor on Walter Reed’s vast campus, retired U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Michael J. Roy, the director of the Division of Military Internal Medicine and a Uniformed Services University (USU) professor, oversees a research portfolio focused on better understanding the human brain and improving therapies to … [Read more...]