OCTOBER 25, 2024 — Soldiers on approved operational deployments will soon receive $240 per month under the recently approved operational deployment pay program. “This initiative underscores our unwavering commitment to honoring the daily sacrifices made by Soldiers and their families,” said Dr. Robert Steinrauf, Plans and Resources Director, Deputy Chief of Staff G-1. The … [Read more...]
Maritime Big Play Transitions Cutting Edge Technologies
OCTOBER 25, 2024 - This month Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. — all members of the AUKUS trilateral partnership — participated in "Maritime Big Play," a series of integrated experiments and exercises held in the Indo-Pacific region, meant to enhance capability development and improve interoperability between the partners. As part of the experiments and exercises, the AUKUS … [Read more...]
Soldiers Injured in ISIS Raid
OCTOBER 25, 2024 - On Tuesday morning, Iraqi Security Forces, working with service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, conducted strikes and follow-on raids on multiple ISIS locations in central Iraq. Two service members were injured during the raid and are now headed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, while a third … [Read more...]
Marines Improve F-35B Maintenance Efficiency
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. Cyprian Johnson, left, sergeant major, Marine Aircraft Group 13, congratulates Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, right, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW (right) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to … [Read more...]
AFB Deploys State-of-the-Art Wildfire Sensors
OCTOBER 24, 2024 - Imagine being notified of a wildfire at first spark – before it could expand, blanket the sky with smoke, and ravage acres of wilderness. At Kirtland Air Force Base, this scenario is no longer a distant dream but a groundbreaking reality, as cutting-edge wildfire detection sensors were installed on Oct. 23, poised to transform fire detection—and potentially … [Read more...]