MAY 31, 2024 - It was the 1950s. Tensions were rising overseas and the U.S. Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, California, was running out of room to provide the necessary training to be mission ready. The Marine Corps began looking for other locations to conduct training and exercises on a large scale, to accommodate live-fire training with artillery and rockets. A dormant … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
DoD Expands Hearing Protector Fit Testing
MAY 31, 2024 - The Department of Defense is forging ahead to implement the expanded hearing protector fit testing requirement that now covers noise-exposed service members and civilian employees. An update to the Hearing Conservation Program instruction 6055.12 issued by DOD on Nov. 22, 2023, requires expanded testing. Hearing protector fit testing measures the amount of … [Read more...]
AFMC Empowers Small Businesses
MAY 31, 2024 - In a move to bolster America's defense capabilities amidst evolving global challenges, Air Force Materiel Command is collaborating with small businesses nationwide, informing them of the Air Force's strategic reoptimization efforts. AFMC hosted an Air Force Operational Imperatives and Reoptimizing for the Great Power Competition small business collider at the … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Commissioning Date for USS Kingsville
MAY 31, 2024 - The U. S. Navy will commission the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, August 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The naming of LCS 36 honors the town of Kingsville, Texas, as well as the King Ranch. Katherine Kline, the ship’s sponsor, is a member of the sixth generation of the King Ranch family, descendants of steamboat … [Read more...]
Army Opens New Munitions Facility
U.S. Marines with The Basic School demonstrate how to operate an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer to train newly commissioned officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2024. Students at TBS are trained to be a rifle platoon commander equipped with high standards of professional knowledge, technical expertise and leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. … [Read more...]