OCTOBER 17, 2024 - The Defense Department is actively working on plans to build cybersecurity requirements for the defense industrial base into defense contracts as part of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, or CMMC. The first contracts with those requirements built in are expected sometime in 2025. But for small businesses who might not have the … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Trains Polish Cadets
OCTOBER 17, 2024 — Task Force Pegasus Troopers partnered with Polish instructors to train junior cadets at the Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis Junior Training Camp, held from Oct. 7 to 10, at the Jana Wendy Shooting Training Center in Tuchola, Poland. The camp, named in honor of fallen U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, focused on leadership, resilience, and basic military skills for … [Read more...]
U.S. Bombs Houthi-Controlled Areas of Yemen
OCTOBER 17, 2024 - Yesterday, U.S. military forces, including U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers, conducted precision strikes against five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. U.S. forces targeted several of the Houthis' underground facilities housing various weapons components of types that the Houthis have used to target civilian and … [Read more...]
National Guard Welcomes New Chief
OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus received the flag of the National Guard Bureau during an assumption of responsibility ceremony today and pledged that everything he does as the chief would be in service to the men and women of the National Guard. Nordhaus also becomes the newest member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady, the vice … [Read more...]
Marines Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Security
From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, Philippine Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arturo G Rojas, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, and Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Vicente Map Blanco III, director, exercise directorate headquarters, unfurl the KAMANDAG exercise flag during the opening ceremony for … [Read more...]