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...]
Army Corps Supporting Recovery Operations at Key Bridge Collapse
MARCH 27, 2024 – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has activated its Emergency Operations Center, clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to provide support to local, state and federal agencies following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, March 26, 2024. In accordance with … [Read more...]
Austin Underscores Need to Protect Gaza Civilians
MARCH 27, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stated yesterday that the U.S. remains committed to supporting Israel's efforts to defeat the Hamas terror group in Gaza, with the understanding that such efforts must prioritize keeping Palestinian civilians out of harm's way. His remarks came at the beginning of a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon this morning with … [Read more...]
AFWERX, SpaceWERX launch Notice for Space Applicable Technology
MARCH 26, 2024 – AFWERX AFVentures, the commercial investment arm of the Department of the Air Force, issued a Notice of Opportunity within the Strategic Funding Increase and Tactical Funding Increase (STRATFI/TACFI) program for its U.S. Space Force division, SpaceWERX. The Notice marks the availability of the application documents and guidance for the STRATFI/TACFI Notice … [Read more...]
DoD Hosts Q&A for Dartmouth Students
MARCH 26, 2024 - Sasha Baker, acting undersecretary of defense for policy, hosted a question-and-answer session on defense policy for students and faculty from a Dartmouth College fellowship program last week at the Pentagon. The one-hour Q&A between Baker, a 2005 Dartmouth graduate, and 16 students from Dartmouth's War & Peace Fellows Program was part of a … [Read more...]