SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - On this National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor our service members who never made it home. These brave heroes and their sacrifice will never be forgotten. The Defense Department remembers and honors those Americans who were prisoners of war and those who served and never returned home. DOD's POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues the search for … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2024
Space Force Agrees to New Framework
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - Readiness-based support and a formal governance structure for aligning supply requirements are expected benefits of a new agreement between the Space Force and Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly and Space Force Chief Operations Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, signed the agreement Sept. 18 at the Air, Space and Cyber … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Drone Finds Missing Child
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - On July 9, 2024, the Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) successfully used their newly acquired small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) in a critical search operation for a missing child on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The operation demonstrated the effectiveness of drone imagery capabilities, which made the … [Read more...]
Hackathon IV Challenge for Teens
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 – Soldiers and Civilians from the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) hosted the Hackathon IV in partnership with the Anne Arundel County Public Library to encourage teen interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at the Odenton Regional Library, September 10. Hackathon is a cyber and computer challenge event for young … [Read more...]
U.S. Needs More Resources for Defense Strategy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - The United States must increase spending to levels not seen since the Cold War to deter the threats of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, said the leaders of a bipartisan commission examining the National Defense Strategy. Former Congresswoman Jane Harman chaired the effort with Ambassador Eric Edelman as the vice chair. They spoke to the Defense … [Read more...]