AUGUST 15, 2024 – The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S. registered ship originally built to serve as an Arctic oil-exploration support vessel, which has an icebreaking capability sufficient to serve as a Coast Guard medium polar icebreaker, following modification. The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday it will homeport the commercially procured icebreaker in … [Read more...]
Senior Enlisted Leaders Discuss Leadership Roles
AUGUST 15, 2024 - More than 30 senior enlisted leaders from Space Systems Command gathered for the inaugural SSC SEL Summit, held at Los Angeles Air Force Base, July 16-18. This first-ever summit, hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Jacqueline Sauvé, SSC’s SEL, brought together SELs from across the command’s geographically separated units from Patrick Space Force Base, Peterson SFB, … [Read more...]
USS Oscar Austin Destroyer Shifting to Spain
AUGUST 15, 2025 - USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) is scheduled to change its homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to Rota Naval Base, Spain, in the fall of 2024. Oscar Austin is the first of two additional Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to join the current Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E) force – adding additional capabilities to the U.S. European … [Read more...]
Houston to Hold Total Army Career Fair
AUGUST 15, 2024 — A Total Army Career Fair will be held Sept. 6-7, 2024, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Total Army Career Fair – Houston will have recruiting representation from active-duty, Army Reserve, Army National Guard and Army civilian organizations. “The message is about opportunity,” said Roy Wallace, an assistant deputy chief in the … [Read more...]
Requirements to Counter Blast Overpressure Risks to Brain
AUGUST 15, 2024 - Last week, the Defense Department released requirements meant to help manage the risks to brain health from blast overpressure, which can be generated by weapons systems such as howitzers, mortars and shoulder-mounted weapons. The policy memorandum, signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, aligns squarely with the department's warfighter brain … [Read more...]