AUGUST 14, 2024 — The Navy’s Senior Enlisted Marketplace is celebrating one year of success since its start in March 2023. SEM was the introduction of Billet-based Advancement to senior enlisted in the Navy and has screened over 500 Sailors to date. “The original advancement system that we had in place did not align advancements to billets,” said Enlisted Incentives … [Read more...]
Space Force Emphasizes Development and Reoptimization
AUGUST 14, 2024 - Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna spoke with Guardians about the critical roles they play in developing the service at the 2024 Space Force Guardian Conference in Houston, Aug. 10-11. The conference was focused on professional development for enlisted Guardians, updates about reoptimizing … [Read more...]
Guard Shares Aviation Expertise with Thai Partners
Chief Warrant Officer Two Chris Cuddington, pilot, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, talks with his counterparts from the 9th Aviation Battalion during an aviation subject matter expert exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, July 31, 2024. (Courtesy Photo) AUGUST 14, 2024 - Four Washington National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, … [Read more...]
Austin, Brunei’s Defense Minister Commit to Cooperation
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III walks with Brunei's Defense Minister II Halbi bin Mohammad Yussof prior to a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Aug. 13, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) AUGUST 14, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today hosted Brunei's Minister of Defense II Pehin Halbi for talks at the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Seizes $829 Thousand in Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier transferred custody of 79 kilograms of cocaine and nine suspects to federal authorities in Puerto Rico, Monday. The seized contraband is estimated to have a wholesale value of $829 thousand dollars, and the interdiction is the result of multi-agency efforts involving Coast Guard’s Western Hemisphere … [Read more...]