FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after having been admitted over the weekend. Dr. John Maddox, trauma medical director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center director, said in a statement: "Secretary Austin … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2024
Air Force Plans to Reoptimize Air Force, Space Force
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - In a show of unity fueled by a sense of urgency, senior Department of the Air Force civilian and military leaders unveiled Feb. 12 a set of sweeping decisions designed to reoptimize the Air Force and Space Force to maintain preeminence, deter adversaries, and prevail in an era of Great Power Competition. The leaders – Secretary of the Air Force Frank … [Read more...]
New Heavy Equipment Tie-Down More Efficient, Safer
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 – The team at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim recently tested a new Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter, or EHET, trailer tie-down system and a scale system that will help the Army in Europe operate more efficiently while also improving safety. Personnel from Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim/Poland – who are set to … [Read more...]
Air Force to Re-Introduce Warrant Officer Rank
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. … [Read more...]
Guardian Ethos Is Key to Meeting Future Demands
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - The drive and determination among Space Force guardians will continue to define the nation's newest military service as it meets the demands of the future, the chief of space operations said yesterday. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman said in the few years since the creation of the Space Force, it has introduced a level of clarity and focus as the Defense … [Read more...]