MAY 2, 2024 — Beginning in June, the Army is suspending a requirement for Soldiers to complete a previously required level of professional military education, or PME, to qualify for promotion to noncommissioned officer, or NCO, ranks up through master sergeant. With this announcement, the Army will no longer use temporary promotions for NCO promotions and all previously … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Researchers Design, Build, Fly Autonomous Aircraft in 24 Hours
A 3D-printed unmanned aerial system sits ready for its first flight during a Blue Horizons demonstration April 25, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The goal of the demonstration was to create, build and fly a UAS within 24 hours. The team spent the week at Eglin creating UASs for various designs and mission specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King … [Read more...]
Every Child Can Benefit from Immunization
MAY 2, 2024 - U.S. Public Health Service Capt. John Iskander, chief of Defense Health Agency Public Health’s Immunization Healthcare Division and a board-certified pediatrician, addresses some of the common concerns parents have with childhood vaccines. Many dangerous, and once common, diseases have nearly disappeared from the United States because of routine vaccines given … [Read more...]
DOD Needs Competitive, Innovative Defense Industrial Base
From the factory floor … Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. Defense Contract Management Agency LM Fort Worth Keystones support the vital Department of Defense mission of administering Joint Strike Fighter contracts. MAY 2, 2024 - In early 2022, the Defense Department released a report … [Read more...]
Time for Change at Columbus AFB
MAY 1, 2024 - The auditorium was filled to capacity with instructor pilots, students and support personnel from across the 14th Flying Training Wing. The loud competing conversations were suddenly silenced by the entry of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi, as they walked onto the Kaye Auditorium stage. “What do we … [Read more...]