APRIL 1, 2024 – Starting March 29, Recruit Training Command (RTC) is updating its basic military training phone call policy for Recruits attending training. This follows a successful test phase implemented by RTC to test the viability of using this method in a future campus-wide employment. Over the past few months RTC has refined its Recruit cell phone Standard Operating … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2024
April an Opportunity to Salute Military Children
APRIL 1, 2024 – Though the label “military brat” is worn with pride by those who grew up in military families, many outside that lifestyle are unaware of just what those children go through, good and bad. Each year, the Department of Defense joins national, state and local governments, schools, military-serving organizations, companies and private citizens in celebrating … [Read more...]
Navy Cranes Support Baltimore Key Bridge Efforts
PATAPSCO RIVER (March, 29 2024) The Chesapeake, a 1000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge are in Baltimore Harbor. The barges will be used by the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to remove submerged portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The … [Read more...]
First-Ever Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology
APRIL 1, 2024 - Dr. Aprille Ericsson took the oath-of-office to become the first ever Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology. The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu administered the oath at the Pentagon on Friday. Ericsson comes to the DOD after more than 30 years at NASA, where she most recently led the new business … [Read more...]