JANUARY 20, 2025 - The American military has an asymmetrical advantage over any possible adversary with its special operations community, and the processes are in place to keep that advantage going well into the future, said Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Maier spoke last week and addressed the changes in … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2025
Austin Thanks Service Members During Farewell
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosts an Armed Forces Farewell honoring Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 17, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) JANUARY 19, 2025 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted an Armed Forces … [Read more...]
DoD Tries to Grow Gen Z Workforce
JANUARY 18, 2025 - At a recent panel discussion on government talent acquisition, Brynt Parmeter, the Defense Department's chief talent management officer, underscored the urgent need to attract members of Generation Z to civilian defense careers. The panel convened yesterday to discuss solutions to an emerging problem: A large portion of DOD's civilian workforce is … [Read more...]
New Display Helps Navy Divers Navigate Undersea
JANUARY 17, 2025 - A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. They hung out at the memorial so often that they memorized lines to the movie playing prior to the boat ride to the memorial. So it’s appropriate that Chapman — a program officer in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Warfighter … [Read more...]
Guard, Mongolia Conduct Cybersecurity Exchange
Chief Master Sgt. Brandy Thanos, Master Sgt. Bjorn Nielson, Tech Sgt. James Gilchrest, and Staff Sgt. Steven Laszloffy of the Alaska Air National Guard pose for a photo with their Cyber Defense counterparts in Mongolia while discussing future cyber defense training and information exchange opportunities. The Alaska Air National Guard communications and cyber team members from … [Read more...]