MAY 22, 2025 - The keel for the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132), an Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on May 20, at Bath Iron Works (BIW). The keel laying represents the start of a ship's construction. During the ceremony, the keel is authenticated when the ship's sponsor welds their initials into the keel plate, with the … [Read more...]
Air Force Highlights FY26 Priorities
MAY 22, 2025 - Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, alongside Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline the Department of the Air Force’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget priorities and the growing challenges facing the service, May 20. This hearing marked Meink’s … [Read more...]
Nuclear Triad in Need of Modernization
MAY 22, 2025 - The Air Force Global Strike Team is responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence and conventional long-range strike missions, said Air Force Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, who testified yesterday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Bussiere said … [Read more...]
Group Honors Military Families with Child Care Discounts
MAY 21, 2025 – As Memorial Day approaches, Learning Care Group (LCG), the second-largest early education and child care provider in North America, is celebrating its commitment to military families and showing its appreciation for the nation’s men and women in uniform through exclusive perks and continued partnerships with organizations like MilitaryChildCare.com that make … [Read more...]
Survey Spurs DOD Review of Moving-Related Issues
MAY 21, 2025 - On May 16, 2025, the Defense Department released to Congress the results of the 2024 Active-Duty Spouse Survey, a look at the opinions and attitudes of active-duty military spouses conducted roughly every two years. Survey participants are drawn from a representative sample and results are weighted for the entire active-duty spouse population, so findings are … [Read more...]