SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 - The Navy revealed that its next Virginia-class, nuclear-powered submarine, SSN-812, will be called the USS Baltimore. The service also announced that Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks would serve as the vessel's sponsor. During a naming ceremony aboard the historic USS Constellation, a Navy warship built in 1854 that now serves as a museum ship in … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Becoming a Bounty Hunter: The Prerequisites
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 - The history of bounty hunters in the US dates back to colonial times, when daredevil private citizens commonly used to apprehend fugitives and collect rewards for doing so. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that bounty hunting started to gain legitimacy, becoming formalized by law enforcement agencies and courts, and elevated to the status of a … [Read more...]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
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...]
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...]