DECEMBER 17, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class Guided Missile Frigate, FFG 69, will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, Dec. 16. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement at the 11th Women, Peace and Security Symposium, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. The future USS Joy Bright Hancock honors her … [Read more...]
Space Force Successfully Launches GPS III
DECEMBER 17, 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command executed an accelerated timeline to meet a specific warfighter need through a Rapid Response Trailblazer launch. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched this National Security Space Launch mission with a GPS III Space Vehicle aboard, named SV-07, Dec. 16, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape … [Read more...]
Air Force Certifies Safety Device for Pilots
Inflight physiologic monitoring systems light up and prepare to collect physiological data in flight with the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, August 6, 2024. The human performance testing focused on analyzing the effects of long duration flights on aircrew performance, gathering real-time data directly from pilots before, during and after … [Read more...]
DoD Releases 2023 Demographics Report
DECEMBER 17, 2024 - The Department of Defense today released its newest demographics report, the "2023 Demographics Profile of the Military Community," which provides a wide range of information about the active duty, National Guard and Reserve enlisted and officer service members and families who make up the United States military. Key takeaways from the latest report … [Read more...]
Army Selects Next Harding Fellows
DECEMBER 17, 2024 – The second group of Harding Fellow military editors-in-chief have been selected and will be the first to experience the expanded broadening opportunity. This cohort’s fellow program will see them not just editing their journals, but also on the University of Kansas campus as graduate students. A cooperative agreement with the university represents a … [Read more...]