SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - Soldiers with the 1st Space Brigade recently hosted United States Space Force guardians for a live grenade training event at Fort Carson, Colorado, on Aug. 28, allowing the guardians a rare shot at close combat tactics. Brigade Soldiers oversaw the M67 fragmentation grenade qualification to certify several Soldiers and nearly two dozen guardians with … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2024
Space Development Agency to Deliver Capability to Warfighters
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - The Defense Department wants missile-tracking capability available to combatant commanders for operational use by the end of calendar year 2025, the director of the Space Development Agency said yesterday. Derek Tournear said the agency has launched 27 demonstration satellites, while keeping one on the ground for a test bed for debugging and software … [Read more...]
Walter Reed Receives “A” Grade for Patient Safety
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This “A” grade highlights Walter Reed's commitment to providing the highest levels of safety and care to our nation's service members, their families, and beneficiaries. As part of a select group, Walter Reed is one of only nine military medical sites … [Read more...]
Navy to Commission Richard M. McCool, Jr.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - The Navy will commission the Amphibious Transport Dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. CDT at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the principal address at the commissioning ceremony. Remarks will also be provided by the Honorable Matt … [Read more...]
Combat Veteran to Be Featured in WWI Memorial
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 - Combat Veteran Joe Winslow to be featured in Washington DC World War One Memorial that the Smithsonian is calling “the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age.” The sculpture, begun in 2019, is scheduled to be unveiled Friday, September 13th, 7:15pm EST, at the National World War One Memorial at 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC. The … [Read more...]