MARCH 31, 2021 - Camp Ripley, the sprawling Army base in northern Minnesota, is impressive. With nearly 53,000 acres of training sites, the installation is normally buzzing with tanks, troops and jets, but not necessarily in February, when the temperatures rarely see double digits and regularly stay sub-zero. For one unit, however, this Arctic environment is just … [Read more...]
Sea Trials for F-35B Confirm Readiness to Operate Fifth Gen Fighter
MARCH 29, 2021 - The F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to the Italian Navy for the safe operation of fifth generation F-35B fighter aircraft on the upgraded Italian Navy flagship aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). To develop the recommendation, an embarked team from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (Pax River ITF) and the … [Read more...]
USS Fort McHenry Decommissions After 33 Years of Service
MARCH 29, 2021 - USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) holds a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida before its April inactivation. The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) held a small, COVID-conscious decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida on March 27 before its inactivation which will occur in April. Rear Adm. … [Read more...]
Navy College Program Adds 11th Academic Institution
MARCH 24, 2021 - On Mar. 23, 2021, the Navy College Program announced it added Upper Iowa University (UIU) to the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) program. This is the first addition of a university with new degree programs for NCPACE since it became a standalone program in 2018. In order to be part of the NCPACE program, academic institutions … [Read more...]
Energy-Saving Decisions on the Battlefield
MARCH 24, 2021 - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers have developed IPOWER, a software application that simulates energy use, storage, harvesting, and sharing in deployed Army and Marine Corps units to improve energy-informed decision-making. “Efforts to improve the capability of dismounted soldiers and Marines over the past two decades have been successful, but at … [Read more...]