From left, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Noah Polcar, Loadmaster, 154th Training Squadron (TRS), Maj. Robert Stephenson, Pilot, 154th TRS, Maj. Eric Zane, Pilot, 154th TRS, Master Sgt. Levi Sortomme, Loadmaster, 154th TRS, Staff Sgt. Dakoda Baker, Crew Chief, 189th Maintenance Group (MXG), and Master Sgt. Jacob Shaulis, Crew Chief, 189th MXG, stand in front of the second of the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2024
DoD Briefs Lawmakers on Financial Management Progress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - A senior Pentagon official briefed lawmakers yesterday on the Defense Department's progress with improving and modernizing its financial management systems and strengthening the integrity and transparency in its financial reporting. Thomas C. Steffens, the senior assistant to the DOD's comptroller provided testimony before the House Oversight and … [Read more...]
Navy’s Unmanned Detect-and-Avoidance Tech Goes Operational
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Guardian, the Navy’s new UAS detect-and-avoidance system, will make unmanned training safer and more efficient at its first-ever operational squadron, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, after its August 2024 installation at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center … [Read more...]
Marine Awarded Medal for Valor
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 – U.S. Marine Corps Staff. Sgt. Brett D. Meil was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions during a ceremony hosted by School of Infantry – West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sep. 24, 2024. Staff Sgt. Brett Meil, a native of Texas, received the Department of the Navy’s highest non-combat award for exceptional … [Read more...]
Kids Get to Tour Black Hawk Helicopter
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 – Several residents from a local children’s home made their first visit here Monday to interact with Soldiers and see a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter up close. Soldiers invited nearly a dozen children, ages 4 to 12, from Central Children’s Home in Sagamihara City to the installation as part of the U.S. Army’s ongoing partnership with the home. The initial … [Read more...]