AUGUST 21, 2024 - The 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced, 2d Theater Signal Brigade, embarked on a significant mission in June 2024: fielding the Phoenix E, a crucial step in replacing the older Phoenix D system. The Phoenix E system is a flexible, diverse multi-band, SATCOM system with the ability to operate with various military and commercial satellites and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Space Systems Command Anniversary Celebration
AUGUST 21, 2024 - Space Systems Command’s legacy began in 1954, when the U.S. Air Force was looking for a location for the service’s development of space capabilities. Air Force leadership found Los Angeles County had the right combination of a technically adept workforce and military presence for a crash program to develop missiles, launch vehicles and satellites during the … [Read more...]
DoD Blast Summit Addresses Overpressure Concerns
AUGUST 21, 2024 - Public health, safety, and industrial hygiene experts from across the Department of Defense gathered in July to review the latest DOD and service research and approaches focused on understanding the full lifecycle of service member exposure to blast overpressure, or BOP, and injury. This fourth annual Department of Defense Blast Summit, hosted by Defense … [Read more...]
National Guard Bureau’s New Acting Chief
AUGUST 21, 2024 - Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Stubbs, acting chief of the National Guard Bureau, today said he is intent on maintaining stability in that branch of service until a successor to the previous chief is confirmed by Congress. Speaking remotely to the 53rd annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Stubbs likened his … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes 1,115 Pounds of Cocaine
AUGUST 21, 2024 – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded more than 1,115 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $14.7 million in San Juan, Thursday. A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment deployed aboard a British Royal Navy ship, working alongside interagency and international partners, interdicted the illegal drugs in the … [Read more...]