JANUARY 30, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' commitment to ensuring NATO's enduring strength during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon today. The secretary said the alliance remains unwavering two years into Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and commended Stoltenberg for his leadership in … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Xwing Successfully Completes Autonomous Flight Mission
JANUARY 30, 2024 – AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner Xwing Inc. successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission in its Cessna 208B as dozens of Airmen watched from a ground control station at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 26, 2024. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, take off, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground … [Read more...]
3 U.S. Service Members Killed, Others Injured in Jordan
JANUARY 30, 2024 - Three U.S. soldiers were killed Sunday in Jordan, while more than 40 other service members were injured following an uncrewed aerial system attack at a military base near the Syrian border. Those service members were in Jordan to support Operation Inherent Resolve, which is the U.S. and coalition mission to ensure the defeat of ISIS. The three soldiers … [Read more...]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties of Jordan Tower 22 Attack
JANUARY 29, 2024 - The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Army Reserve soldiers who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga.; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga., died Jan. 28, 2024, in Jordan, when a one-way unmanned aerial … [Read more...]
Army Offers $5,000 Incentive to Would Be Recruiters
JANUARY 29, 2024 – Regular Army and United States Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) noncommissioned officers who volunteer and are selected to serve as Army recruiters may be eligible to collect a one-time lump sum payment of $5,000 under a recruiting duty volunteer assignment incentive announced in recently released MILPER message. Soldiers currently serving Department of … [Read more...]