MARCH 27, 2024 – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will feature several space-related technologies and programs during the 39th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 8-11, 2024. “As the Department of the Air Force re-optimizes for Great Power Competition and the U.S. Space Force ensures continued competitive endurance, the Air Force … [Read more...]
DoD Using Social Media to Build Next-Gen Civilian Talent
MARCH 27, 2024 - The Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Services (DCPAS) launched its first ever recruitment marketing campaign on social media to attract younger job seekers to a wide range of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian careers as recruiting civilian staff is a high priority for the Department. "One of the biggest challenges we face in attracting the next … [Read more...]
Gold Star Spouses Day April 5, 2024
MARCH 27, 2024 - April 5, 2024, will be recognized as Gold Star Spouse Day, a day dedicated to honoring the husbands and wives of those who died while serving on active duty. Since 2010, Congress has annually acknowledged April 5th as “Gold Star Wives’ Day,” paying tribute to the contributions of individuals associated with Gold Star Wives of America, a non-profit … [Read more...]
Next Generation Squad Weapon Tested in the Cold
MARCH 27, 2024 - It is vital that military equipment work wherever in the world American Soldiers need it, and extreme cold is a weather condition troops have had to contend with frequently in American history. From Korea to Afghanistan, the lives of American Soldiers have frequently depended on properly functioning equipment in inhospitably frigid environments. This fact … [Read more...]
Inside a Civil Air Patrol SAR Mission
MARCH 27, 2024 - On Feb. 6, five Marines aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were reported “overdue'' while en route to San Diego, sparking a search and rescue mission for the missing service members. The search efforts included members of Civil Air Patrol, who along with firefighters and other state, federal … [Read more...]