JANUARY 18, 2024 - After a two-week stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III returned home on Monday. The secretary said he expects in the short term to continue his recovery at home while also performing his duties as the defense secretary. "I'm grateful for the excellent care I received at Walter … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
How TRICARE Covers Ambulance Services
JANUARY 17, 2024 - In some emergencies, an ambulance could be the difference between life and death. Fortunately, your TRICARE plan covers ambulance services in these situations. “TRICARE covers ambulance services when medically necessary, based on the condition of the beneficiary receiving the service,” said Elan Green, chief of TRICARE Health Plan’s Medical Benefit and … [Read more...]
Airlift Wing Certified for C-130J-30
The West Virginia National Guard is proud to announce that the 130th Airlift Wing has met the requirements to be declared a C-130J-30 unit with Initial Operational Capability as of January 1, 2024. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the 130th has been in the process of transitioning airframes from the C-130 H3 Hercules model to the advanced C-130J-30 Super Hercules model … [Read more...]
Navy Completes 5 Months of USV Tests All Over the Pacific
JANUARY 27, 2024 – Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, the third multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise under U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Experimentation Plan, concluded as unmanned surface vessels (USVs) operated by Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One (USVDIV-1) returned to Naval Base Ventura County Jan. 15, 2024. The exercise, which began Aug. 7, 2023, off the coast of … [Read more...]
Implementing DoD Industrial Base Strategy
JANUARY 17, 2024 - The Defense Department will continue to work closely across agencies and with industry partners as it implements its strategy for strengthening the defense industrial base to meet the future needs of the warfighter, the Pentagon's top industrial base policy official said. Laura D. Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, said … [Read more...]