Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office … [Read more...]
Ukraine Aid Vital to National, Global Security
APRIL 10, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told lawmakers yesterday that while he's grateful that Congress passed the fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations budget, there's also a $60 billion supplemental funding request awaiting lawmakers' passage that would support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as increasing submarine production. About $50 billion of … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 101 Illegals to Dominican Republic
APRIL 10, 2024 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 illegal migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following three interdictions of unlawful, irregular migration attempts during the weekend near Puerto Rico. The migrants were transferred to Dominican Republic authorities during two separate rendezvous with the Dominican Republic Navy vessel … [Read more...]
Guard Deploys MQ-9 to Help Fight Wildfires
A member of the 147th Attack Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares an MQ-9 unmanned aerial system for launch at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, March 7, 2024. The 147th deployed an MQ-9 in support of the Smokehouse Creek Fire in northern Texas, providing real time video to civilian agencies and local firefighters. APRIL 10, 2024 - The Texas Air … [Read more...]
Modernizing Talent Management in the Army
APRIL 10, 2024 — The Army and Army Materiel Command have paid attention to modern circumstances, challenges and needs in how both military and civilian employees enter and approach their careers, modernizing the way talent is managed from the bottom to the top. Christina Freese, AMC’s deputy chief of staff for personnel, G-1, led the conversation at the Association of the … [Read more...]