NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - As the combined force shifts its focus to prepare for Great Power Competition, the importance of Agile Combat Employment is increasingly prevalent. The 1st Combat Communications Squadron plays a key role in this changing dynamic by providing expeditionary communications, command and control, radar airfield weather systems and austere landing and drop zone … [Read more...]
Guard Hosts International Visitor Leadership Program
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - The Maryland National Guard hosted more than 30 public officials, academics and security analysts from NATO member states and aspirant countries via the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland on Oct. 25, 2024. The group visited Washington D.C. and surrounding … [Read more...]
Air Force Launches New SIF Marketplace
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - The Air Force has launched the Squadron Innovation Fund (SIF) Marketplace, a new initiative aimed at revolutionizing how innovation is funded and fostered across the service. The marketplace is a virtual platform designed to empower Airmen to actively develop and support innovative ideas to address operational challenges and improve processes throughout … [Read more...]
Mail Locker System Modernizes Mail Delivery
NOVEMBER 4, 2024 - The Intelligent Mail Locker System (IMLS) program saves single Sailors time and money by modernizing mail call. Previously, single Sailors were required to pay an average annual fee over $100 to rent a USPS mail receptacle from an off base post office. Not only was this logistically inconvenient, but the receptacles at these locations only accepted USPS … [Read more...]
Chinese Way of War vs. Military Culture
NOVEMBER 4, 2024 – The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict continues to alter the geopolitical situation in Europe and the Indo-Pacific Command region. The latest Cultural and Area Studies Office panel, recognizing the National Defense Authorization Act’s definition of China as a pacing threat, focused the discussion on the Chinese way of war and the People’s Liberation … [Read more...]