MAY 23, 2024 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG 143) and the future USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG 144) during a U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Week ceremony, May 22. DDG 143 honors the Honorable Richard J. Danzig, the 71st Secretary of the Navy, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2024
Challenges Posed by Russia, Great Power Competition
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), ahead of the Strategic Seminar Series held at the DIA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 14, 2024. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum) MAY 23, 2024 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed threats emanating … [Read more...]
B-21 Raider Continues Flight Test, Production
MAY 23, 2024 - Following its formal unveiling, Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider began flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet. During testimony at the Senate Armed Services Committee, Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, … [Read more...]
Language Day 2024: Celebrating Language and Culture
MAY 22, 2024 – The Presidio of Monterey, home to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, hosted its 72nd Annual Language Day. During Language Day, attendees immerse themselves into the foreign cultures of each school at DLIFLC and see students put their knowledge on display with information booths, cultural activities and performances, May 17. Language Day … [Read more...]
Finland Supports Global Security
MAY 22, 2024 - Finland, which became a NATO member a year ago, will make the alliance stronger, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted an enhanced honor cordon and meeting today, welcoming Hakkanen to the Pentagon. Finland has been a steadfast partner of Ukraine and will continue to support its defense, Hakkanen … [Read more...]