APRIL 17, 2024 – This fiscal year, senior leaders across the sustainment community developed and implemented the Sustainment Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major Handbook to provide a holistic understanding of sustainment operations. “The CSM/SGM Handbook serves as a quick reference document providing a holistic understanding of the Sustainment enterprise and how we deliver … [Read more...]
Austin Meets Virtually With Chinese Defense Minister
APRIL 17, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held his first engagement with Adm. Dong Jun, defense minister of China, yesterday via video teleconference at the Pentagon. The two leaders covered an assortment of topics during their discussion, including defense relations between the U.S. and China, as well as both regional and global security issues. "[Austin] … [Read more...]
Soldier Athletes Chase Olympic Dreams
APRIL 17, 2024 — As spectators around the world get ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, one Army program prepares Soldier athletes to compete in the games. The Army’s World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, allows top-ranked elite Soldier athletes to perform at the international level while serving in the military. Since 1948, 446 Soldiers have represented the … [Read more...]
Guard Bolsters Alliance with Swedish Air Force
Brig. Gen. Ravi Wagh Assistant Adjutant General (ATAG,) Army, Michigan National Guard (MING,) and Brig. Gen Rolf Mammen, Commander of the Michigan Air National Guard greet Col. Carl Bergqvist, and other members of the Swedish Air Force, at the Alpena CRTC on April 3rd, 2024.The Michigan National Guard (MING) hosted members of Headquarters Air Force (HAF) and Swedish Air Force … [Read more...]
Investments in Missile Defense Are Critical Amid Evolving Threats
A Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual II with Software Upgrade (SWUP) is launched from the USS Preble (DDG 88) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii as part of Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-32 (FTM-32), held March 28, 2024. During FTM-32, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted an intercept of an … [Read more...]