AUGUST 15, 2024 - Last week, the Defense Department released requirements meant to help manage the risks to brain health from blast overpressure, which can be generated by weapons systems such as howitzers, mortars and shoulder-mounted weapons. The policy memorandum, signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, aligns squarely with the department's warfighter brain … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2024
Navy Celebrates Senior Enlisted Marketplace Success
AUGUST 14, 2024 — The Navy’s Senior Enlisted Marketplace is celebrating one year of success since its start in March 2023. SEM was the introduction of Billet-based Advancement to senior enlisted in the Navy and has screened over 500 Sailors to date. “The original advancement system that we had in place did not align advancements to billets,” said Enlisted Incentives … [Read more...]
Space Force Emphasizes Development and Reoptimization
AUGUST 14, 2024 - Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna spoke with Guardians about the critical roles they play in developing the service at the 2024 Space Force Guardian Conference in Houston, Aug. 10-11. The conference was focused on professional development for enlisted Guardians, updates about reoptimizing … [Read more...]
Guard Shares Aviation Expertise with Thai Partners
Chief Warrant Officer Two Chris Cuddington, pilot, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, talks with his counterparts from the 9th Aviation Battalion during an aviation subject matter expert exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, July 31, 2024. (Courtesy Photo) AUGUST 14, 2024 - Four Washington National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, … [Read more...]
Austin, Brunei’s Defense Minister Commit to Cooperation
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III walks with Brunei's Defense Minister II Halbi bin Mohammad Yussof prior to a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Aug. 13, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) AUGUST 14, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today hosted Brunei's Minister of Defense II Pehin Halbi for talks at the … [Read more...]