SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - Partnerships are critical to the Defense Department's proactive cyber defense strategy, a senior official said yesterday. Army Lt. Gen. William J. Hartman, deputy director of U.S. Cyber Command, said DOD's ability to synchronize across agencies and with a range of foreign partners provides the U.S. with an asymmetric advantage in defending against a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Airmen Visit Tahlequah for Cherokee National Holiday
Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, and Lt. Gen. Stacey Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, salute as Arielle Barnett sings the U.S. National Anthem Aug. 30, 2024 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Minihan, Hawkins, and other Air Force representatives participated in the grand entry of the 2024 annual Cherokee National Holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris … [Read more...]
Soldiers Stay Grounded In Grenade Training
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...]
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...]