SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - As part of the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) initiative Project Pele, the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a contract option to X-energy, LLC of Rockville, Maryland in order to develop an enhanced engineering design for a transportable micro nuclear reactor. In 2022, SCO selected BWX Technologies, Inc. of Lynchburg, Virginia to build a … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary Cleanup Effort
Public Works Division personnel with the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), clear water out of a low point due to Tropical Storm Hilary at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 21, 2023. MCAGCC is committed to ensuring effective and efficient recovery actions following extreme weather. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman) SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - … [Read more...]
Saildrones Set Sail in Support of Windward Stack
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 – Commercial operators began deploying 10 Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea today, a critical first step in U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack. Launched from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor, the Saildrones’ mission once on station is to improve maritime domain awareness, or MDA, by detecting and … [Read more...]
Soldiers Participate in NASCAR Joint Service Reenlistment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers participated in a joint service enlistment and reenlistment ceremony at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, on Sept. 10, 2023. The Soldiers of the Big Red One received public recognition for their unwavering service and dedication to defending the nation. “Representing the Big Red One at the Kansas Speedway … [Read more...]
Airmen of the Future and Spectrum of Superiority
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 - Culture, goals and vision were the resonating themes covered by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during her ‘Airmen of the Future’ keynote at the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference Sept. 13. As the Air Force’s top enlisted leader, Bass expressed her gratitude for all the hard-working Airmen who … [Read more...]