SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - The Department of Defense announced today a $16.2 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) program to Nathan Trotter & Co., Inc. (Nathan Trotter) to establish a domestic facility to build comprehensive capacity for the smelting, refining, and recycling of tin in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Tin is indispensable to many defense … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Academy Ranks Among Top Institutions
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy continues to rank among the nation’s top institutions of higher learning according to major college rankings, Sept. 24, 2024. For the tenth consecutive year the academy ranked #1 in the overall Regional Colleges North category in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges magazine. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by David Santos) SEPTEMBER … [Read more...]
NATO Allied Medics Prepare
Second Lt. Georgieva Gamisheva, a service member from Bulgaria, practices tactical combat tragedy care procedures at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2024. This engagement advanced the mission of enhanced cooperation between international military medical teams from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovakia, reinforcing their shared ability to provide … [Read more...]
Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - Since 1936, the last Sunday in September has been designated as Gold Star Mother’s Day to recognize and honor those who have lost a child while serving our country in the United States Armed Forces. In 2009, Fallen Service Members’ families were officially recognized and added by Presidential Proclamation, renaming the observance to Gold Star Mother’s … [Read more...]
DoD Breaks Ground on Mobile Nuclear Reactor
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - The Department of Defense (DoD) has broken ground at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on the Project Pele transportable nuclear reactor. The reactor, under a Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) initiative, is being manufactured by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, Lynchburg, Virginia. Assembly of the final reactor is set to begin in February 2025. The current … [Read more...]