SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 - The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, and supporting National Guard units from across the United States completed a culminating training event Sept. 15, giving them the green light to move on to the next stage of their mobilization training at 7th Army Training Command’s Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany. For this mission, … [Read more...]
Space Force Awards R-GPS Agreements
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 - The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded four agreements to Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to produce design concepts for Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation one of the Resilient Global Positioning System program. R-GPS provides resilience to military and civil GPS user communities by augmenting the GPS constellation with … [Read more...]
Ukrainian President Tours U.S. Ammunition Plant
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 - The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles for the Joint Warfighter, and the facility has steadily increased production levels of 155 mm artillery rounds over the last several years. SCAAP, a subordinate of the Army Materiel Command and the Joint Munitions Command, has done so in support of U.S. Department of Defense … [Read more...]
Air Force Opens New International F-35 Training Facility
F-35 Lightning IIs from the 33rd Fighter Wing depart Ebbing Air National Guard Base following the conclusion of the FMS support facilities ribbon-cutting ceremony and Agile Combat Employment exercise, Sept. 20, 2024. The jets return to Eglin Air Force Base as the exercise concludes, marking a successful demonstration of rapid deployment and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by … [Read more...]
DoD Commits $500 Million for Women’s Health Research
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 - The Department of Defense (DoD) is working to ensure that research conducted across the Department addresses health disparities faced by women, including conditions that affect women uniquely, disproportionately, or differently. As part of the Department's broader efforts to support the health of women Service members, veterans, and beneficiaries (such as … [Read more...]