APRIL 24, 2024 - The Pentagon's Hall of Heroes echoed with applause April 8, as four Airmen received the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Maj. Kristen Ober, Capt. Marc D. Esposito, Master Sgt. Thomas R. Johnson and Staff Sgt. Amos Kim were honored for their exceptional leadership qualities, embodying the fundamental values of the U.S. Air Force. Maj. Kristin A. Ober led … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
DoD Combines Adaptation, Mitigation to Confront Climate Change
ARCTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2024) East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEALs) and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos test ice thickness next to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) to establish a landing zone for an MH-47G Chinook helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) during an integration … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Apprehends 3 Wanted U.S. Citizens
APRIL 24, 2024 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser interdicted an unlawful migration voyage in the Mona Passage, Friday. Following the interdiction, Dominican Republic Navy authorities detained three U.S. citizens, who reportedly are affiliated with a criminal gang and wanted in connection with a July 2020 shooting at a residential community in Puerto Rico … [Read more...]
Corvus Dawn Highlights Innovative Strategies
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Garcia, an electronic signals intelligence analyst with 3rd Radio Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, showcases capabilities to III MIG leadership next to a field expedient antenna during a signal's intelligence operation at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii on April 9, 2024. The rehearsal trained Marines to collect simulated … [Read more...]
Air Force and UMaine Modernize Arctic Weather-Sensing Techniques
APRIL 24, 2024 - “Climate change is occurring faster in the Arctic than anyplace on Earth,” said University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell. “And with that, there opens a whole range of concerns.” Campbell is the lead scientist on a new $260,000 research partnership between UMaine and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to improve the nation’s … [Read more...]