MARCH 12, 2024 - Boom & Bucket is offering a scholarship of $1,000 to be awarded each year to a student pursuing a heavy machinery-themed program. This scholarship is available to both currently enrolled students and future students who are planning to attend a program within the next 12 months. The program can be at a college or a trade school anywhere in the United States … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Oklahoma National Guard Tests Drone Technologies
The Oklahoma National Guard, in collaboration with various industry partners from across the state, conducted a test of the cutting-edge capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at Camp Gruber Training Center, Feb. 22, 2024. The budding program addresses the National Guard’s need to adapt to the ever-changing battlefield technologies, including the integration of … [Read more...]
Navy FY 2025 President’s Budget
MARCH 12, 2024 - The Department of the Navy's (DON) FY25 President's Budget (PB25) request is $257.6B, an increase of $1.8B or 0.7% from the FY24 President’s Budget request. The PB25 request reflects the nation’s priorities as detailed in U.S. strategic guidance. At the top of this hierarchy is the President’s National Security Strategy followed by the 2022 National Defense … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases 2025 Budget Proposal
MARCH 12, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $217.5 billion budget request March 11, designed to continue modernizing the Air Force and Space Force, maintain readiness to respond to current threats, and address key capability gaps while investing to manage risks that are increasing with time. The $217.5 billion proposal that Congress will now consider for … [Read more...]
Fighter Wing Conducts First Wing-Wide AFFORGEN Exercise
MARCH 12, 2024 - The 325th Fighter Wing recently hosted exercise Crown Royal 24-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base Feb. 20-March 6, to test the wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain combat forces. Exercises like CR 24-2 are an Air Force instruction requirement for evaluating combat readiness and improving coordination for various situational requirements. “We want to … [Read more...]