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Air Force Releases Guidance on Use of Cloth Face Covers - APRIL 7, 2020 – To help combat COVID-19, the Air Force has released information that supplements Department of Defense guidance on the use of cloth face coverings, effective immediately. To the extent practical, without significantly impacting mission, all individuals on Department of the Air Force property, installations and facilities are required to wear cloth face […]More News
- Army Looks to Keep Critical Modernization Programs on Schedule
- Ford’s Combat Systems Put to the Test
- Fighter Wing Hosts F-35 Virtual Field Trip
- Navy Mandates Face Covering: What You Need to Know
- Army Orders Pause in Shipment of Trainees to Bootcamp
- Marines Deploy For First Time, Increasing Active Defense in Cyberspace
- U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS Delaware Joins the Fleet
- Bomb Squad Wraps Up Deployment to AUAB, Diego Garcia
- Air Force to Make 9th Flight to Deliver Testing Swabs
- 250-patient Army Field Hospital in Seattle Expected to Open Next Week
Army News
Army Looks to Keep Critical Modernization Programs on Schedule - APRIL 7, 2020 – The Army is working closely with industry partners to fulfill critical modernization programs on time, all while reviewing procedures to mitigate future delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the service’s acquisition chief said Friday. “In general, we are still close to being on track,” said Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army […]More News
- Army Orders Pause in Shipment of Trainees to Bootcamp
- 250-patient Army Field Hospital in Seattle Expected to Open Next Week
- Army Hospitals Ready in New York and Seattle
- Army Reserve Soldier Makes History Advocating for Lactating Moms
- Corps of Engineers Teams Evaluate Sites as Possible Alternate Care Facilities
- Army to Help Convert Vacant Buildings Into Hospitals as Virus Spreads
- Advanced Running Gear Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
- Soldiers on PCS Orders Can Now Request to Stay Extra Year at Duty Station
- Army Recruits May Get Pay Before BCT, In-person Recruiting Halts
- Army Grappling With COVID-19 Head-on
Ford’s Combat Systems Put to the Test - APRIL 7, 2020 – USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) recently completed testing of vital combat systems while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. These tests, conducted during Ford’s post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase, are designed to stress the ship’s combat system capabilities and demonstrate the successful integration of new technologies, which the crew employs […]More News
- Navy Mandates Face Covering: What You Need to Know
- U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS Delaware Joins the Fleet
- Statement From Secretary of the Navy on Relief of Aircraft Carrier CO
- Comfort Treats First Patients in New York
- Top Navy Official Provides Update on Aircraft Carrier Crew
- High Marks for NPS in Annual Grad School Rankings
- Comfort Arrives in New York
- USNS Mercy Accepts First Patients in Los Angeles
- Navy Authorizes Enlistment Extensions, Re-Entry Opportunities
- Navy Reserve Supports USNS Mercy
Air Force News
Air Force Releases Guidance on Use of Cloth Face Covers - APRIL 7, 2020 – To help combat COVID-19, the Air Force has released information that supplements Department of Defense guidance on the use of cloth face coverings, effective immediately. To the extent practical, without significantly impacting mission, all individuals on Department of the Air Force property, installations and facilities are required to wear cloth face […]More News
- Fighter Wing Hosts F-35 Virtual Field Trip
- Bomb Squad Wraps Up Deployment to AUAB, Diego Garcia
- Air Force to Make 9th Flight to Deliver Testing Swabs
- U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators Take to the Skies Over England
- Space Force Identifies USAF Missions for Transfer to Newest Service
- President Signs Executive Order Calling Up Air Force Reserve Medics, Other Specialties
- Air Force is Protecting Airmen While Protecting the Nation
- Taming the Flames on Ramstein AB’s New F-15 Mobile Trainer
- U.S. Air Force B-2s Return to Europe
- Air Force Leaders Visit B-21 Design, Development Headquarters
Marine News
Marines Deploy For First Time, Increasing Active Defense in Cyberspace - APRIL 6, 2020 – In the same way that the ships of the USS America Expeditionary Strike Group patrol the seas to provide safety and maritime security against any threat, so too do the Marines of Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures in the cyber realm, according to 2nd Lt. Adam Kosianowski, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit […]More News
- Corps Fields Next-Generation Body Armor to Marines
- Newest MV-22B Osprey Squadron are Ready
- A Marine’s Best Friend
- First Marine F-35C Squadron Attains Safe-For-Flight Certification
- Nashville Marines Support Tornado Recovery Efforts
- Marines Test Grenade Launcher During Fielding Event
- Marine Corps Celebrates Women’s History Month
- Marines Employ TAGR System During Pit Stop
- Marine Corps Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima
- Marines Test New Night Vision Goggles in Realistic Setting
Coast Guard News
Coast Guard Commissions Two New National Security Cutters in Hawaii - AUGUST 26, 2019 – The U.S Coast Guard’s two newest national security cutters were commissioned Saturday during a ceremony presided over by Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard’s commandant. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) were ‘brought to life’ during the rare dual-commissioning ceremony at Base […]More News
- DHS and Coast Guard Launch Rescue Challenge For Boater Safety
- Coast Guard Cadets Redesign Helicopter Rescue Basket
- Coast Guard Decommissions 9th High Endurance Cutter After Nearly 50 Years
- U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: Celebrating 75 Years of Dedicated Service
- Air National Guard Security Teams Use Virtual Reality to Train for Active Shooters
- South Carolina National Guard Engineer Unit Dedicates Memorial to Fallen Comrades
- Soldiers Can Mix Camo Patterns for Cold-Weather Gear
- Honoring Our Veterans
- Carrying on the Spirit of Hope
- More Than 1,300 Guard Members Respond to Flooding Throughout East Coast
National Guard News
Nearly 10,000 Guardsmen Called Up for COVID-19 Response - MARCH 25, 2020 – Nearly 10,000 National Guardsmen called up across the United States, with more expected soon, are performing a variety of missions in response to COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. Some are even federally funded, though they remain under the control of their respective state governors, but none of those Guardsmen are involved in […]More News
- Guard Has Long Supported Local Officials in Health Emergencies
- Guard Chief Stresses Strategic Use of Force, Parity with Active Force
- Women Join Ranks of Cavalry Scouts in Nebraska Army National Guard
- Puerto Rico National Guard Helps Respond to Earthquake
- Army ROTC Scholarship Available for Army Guard Members
- Kentucky Guard First to Receive ACFT Equipment
- First Enlisted Female Guard Soldiers Graduate Ranger School
- National Guard Improves Readiness, Supports National Defense Strategy
- National Guard Positioned to Respond to Dorian
- Guard Deployed to Help After California Rocked by Quakes