Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks during the 2024 National Defense Industrial Association in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) AUGUST 8, 2024 - The effects of changes made in Defense Department acquisition processes are finally being felt, and the pace of change and innovation within the department is … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2024
Training With The Best
AUGUST 7, 2024 - The New Hampshire National Guard hosted a ceremony in Concord last Friday to commemorate Cabo Verde’s much-anticipated acquisition of a Beechcraft King Air 360ER through its State Partnership Program. A memorandum of understanding signed by the West African nation’s minister of defense and the U.S. ambassador to Cabo Verde formalized a three-year plan for … [Read more...]
Space Force Strengthens Relationship with Colombia, Argentina
AUGUST 7, 2024 - Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, traveled to Colombia and Argentina to connect with partners in the region July 28 to Aug. 2. The USSPACECOM leaders started their trip at U.S. Southern Command’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, meeting with U.S. Army Gen. Laura … [Read more...]
Marines Complete Colombian Fluvial Operations Course
U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, carry a boat during the swim qualification portion of the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course, July 16, 2024, at Centro Internacional Excelencia Avanzado Fluvial (CIEF), Apartado, Colombia. LCC Charlie is the first iteration of U.S. service members participating in the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Exercises Near Galapagos Islands
The U.S. Coast Guard joined coast guards and navies from 13 nations, between June 24 and July 9, in an exercise hosted by Ecuador to align international mission priorities seeking to ensure the defense, security, multinational cooperation and governance of the maritime domain of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) AUGUST 7, 2024 – The U.S. Coast Guard … [Read more...]