JANUARY 6, 2024 — During the last frigid winter of World War II, Army Tech. Sgt. Charles Andrew MacGillivary and his company found themselves pinned down by Germans for weeks. To break out of the bleak situation, MacGillivary singlehandedly took out several enemy positions, despite suffering serious wounds. His leadership and bravery during a pivotal moment of the war earned … [Read more...]
AEDC Spark Tank Idea Submission Deadline is Jan. 12
JANUARY 5, 2024 – The deadline to submit ideas for the 2024 Arnold Engineering Development Complex Spark Tank is Jan. 12. Spark Tank is the Department of the Air Force’s Annual showcase event in which selected Airmen, Guardians and contractors pitch innovative solutions to difficult Air Force and Space Force problems needing Senior Leadership support to succeed while also … [Read more...]
At-risk Teens Graduate ChalleNGe Academy
Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, the adjutant general of Idaho and commander of the Idaho National Guard, helped present the certificates to more than 120 Idaho high school students who graduated from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy (IDYCA) on Dec. 16, 2023 in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) IDYCA program provides second chances to Idaho teens who are on the … [Read more...]
DCMA Donates Hundreds of Laptops to Veterans
JANUARY 5, 2024 – The Defense Contract Management Agency donated nearly 800 out-of-warranty laptops to a local nonprofit organization that provides services to under-resourced veterans nationwide Nov. 30. After removing hard drives and memory cards, DCMA donated this equipment to Tech for Troops, T4T for short, through the Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022, or … [Read more...]
Improving Family Readiness Starts With Community
JANUARY 5, 2024 — Soldiers are defined by the missions they are assigned, whether a specific task on base, a rescue operation or natural-disaster relief. The list of duties of Army Soldiers can go on and on. Soldiers, however, have been assigned an additional task of improving Family readiness, which is crucial to supporting service members and their Families, thereby ensuring … [Read more...]