APRIL 9, 2024 - As part of the Department of the Air Force’s sweeping efforts to deter and, if needed, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition, DAF senior leaders announced four organizational changes to Air Force Materiel Command during an opening speech Feb. 12 at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. “We need these changes now; … [Read more...]
Army Expands Future Soldier Preparatory Course
APRIL 9, 2024 — As part of its ongoing efforts to increase the quality of individuals entering basic training and provide additional opportunities to serve in our all-volunteer force, the Army expanded the Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort Moore, Georgia at the end of March 2024. The Army has suspended the option for recruits with an ASVAB score between 31-49, or CAT … [Read more...]
Guard Employs AI to Battle Wildfires, Improve Disaster Response
A screenshot from a video demonstration outlines the use of Artificial Intelligence to create augmentations for full-motion video, matching geographic features to align live imagery, identify roads, key landmarks and other mission-essential data. The video demonstration served to highlight Project Theia, a recent National Guard-based initiative with the aim of greatly reducing … [Read more...]
USS Leyte Gulf Makes Multiple Drug Interdictions
APRIL 9, 2024 – The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of operations (AOR). In March, while on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, the crew detected a self-propelled semi-submersible drug … [Read more...]
Air Force Senior Leaders Visit Eielson AFB
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin pose with Col. Paul Townsend, 354th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Sean Milligan, 354th FW command chief, at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, April 6, 2024. They visited the base to demonstrate their appreciation of Airmen and Guardians serving outside the continental U.S. and … [Read more...]