SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 – USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), the 11th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 22. During the ceremony guest speaker, Bunker Hill’s second commanding officer, Vice Adm. Rodney Rempt, USN, Ret., wished the current crew fair winds and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2023
Duke Field Installing First Electric Aircraft Charging Station
Construction begins on DOD’s first ever electric aircraft charging station Sept. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field … [Read more...]
Space Force Accepts 2nd Weather Satellite Through NOAA Partnership
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - The U.S. Space Force accepted the transfer of a second geostationary weather satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to extend persistent weather coverage of the Indian Ocean region until the 2030 timeframe. Through the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary mission, governed by partnership agreements between the … [Read more...]
Gen. Randy George Sworn in as 41st Army Chief of Staff
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 — “The Secretary of the Army is going to swear in the 41st chief of our Army, and you’re going to witness it.” Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division, delivered the news to nearly 100 Arctic Angels at the Gold Rush Inn at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21. “This is a big deal, a historic event,” he continued. … [Read more...]
Air Force Childcare Fees Amended Following DoD Policy Change
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force is set to amend childcare fees, effective Dec. 31, in keeping with the new Department of Defense Program Fee Policy for school year 2023-2024. “The Defense Department is adjusting how much service members pay in childcare fees for the 2023-2024 school year to reduce the burden on lower-income families and meet the intent … [Read more...]