APRIL 25, 2024 - The Defense Department is moving quickly to provide much-needed military assistance to Ukraine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said today. Speaking after President Joe Biden signed the national security supplemental budget request into law, Brown said the Pentagon has continued to lean forward as the $95 billion measure … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Navy Medicine Tests Treatment Protocols in the Artic
APRIL 25, 2024 – Operating in extreme artic temperatures can be extremely challenging and performing Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) treatment even more difficult as casualties, donned with large amounts of clothing layers, can make wound assessment and applying medical care, such as tourniquets, much more problematic. To evaluate seven common TCCC treatment protocols, … [Read more...]
Marines Build Environmental Resilience
APRIL 25, 2024 - Every year, increasingly erratic and unpredictable climate forces are threatening Marine Corps installations and capabilities. Typhoon Mawar made this clear less than a year ago when it struck Guam – scattering debris on runways and shuttering access to essential services across the island – or more recently in California when stormwater washed out roads at San … [Read more...]
Five & Thrive Expands Guidebook
APRIL 25, 2024 - Family readiness is mission readiness, and military families deserve a quality of life that supports their journey rather than hinder it. The Five & Thrive initiative began in 2021, headed by Sharene Brown, spouse of the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to tackle the top five quality-of-life issues - childcare, education, healthcare, housing, … [Read more...]
Biden Administration Approves More Assistance for Ukraine
APRIL 25, 2024 - Yesterday, following the passage of the national security supplemental which the President just signed into law, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new security assistance to urgently meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's fifty-sixth tranche of equipment to be provided from … [Read more...]