MAY 3, 2022 - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is teaming up with Microsoft to explore how rapidly evolving commercial technologies can solve operational challenges faced by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This collaboration will bring together two of the nation’s major centers for innovation and development in a cooperative research effort that aims to tackle … [Read more...]
NEXCOM Provides Critical Assistance in Times of Crisis
APRIL 29, 2022 - The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) serves as a strategic asset around the globe for the U.S. Navy’s crisis response. The worldwide NEXCOM Enterprise is comprised of a workforce totaling over 16,000 among seven separate business lines— the Navy Exchange (NEX), Navy Lodge Program, Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, Ships Store Program, Navy Clothing and … [Read more...]
Sailor Defends National Security in Cyberspace
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.---Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Mefford received a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Apr. 25, 2022 for work that directly impacted national security on dozens of occasions, producing results that were included in several Presidential Briefs. Vice Adm. Ross Myers, commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet, presented the award to Mefford at … [Read more...]
5-Domain Conflict is the New Navy Norm
APRIL 22, 2022 – Vice Adm. Ross Myers, commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet (FCC/C10F), participated in the 5th Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit, Apr. 20. The event hosted the military’s service leads on cyber to discuss the use of cyber in hybrid warfare and traditional armed conflict. “Hybrid or Gray Zone conflict is not a new concept, but … [Read more...]
NRL Conducts Microwave Power Beaming Demonstration
APRIL 21, 2022 – A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over 1 kilometer (km) at the U.S. Army Research Field in Blossom Point, Md., the most significant power beaming demonstration in nearly 50 years. Microwave power beaming is the … [Read more...]