JULY 11, 2024 - Electronics Technician, Nuclear, Petty Officer 1st Class Jose Porras' transition from Navy service to civilian sector success showcases the effectiveness of the U.S. Navy Skillbridge Program. This program is crucial for service members seeking to leverage their military training and mentorship into highly transferable skills for the civilian workforce. Porras' … [Read more...]
CDC Sets New Rules for PCSing with Dogs
JULY 11, 2024 - Starting August 1, 2024 at 12:01AM ET, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set new import requirements for dogs entering the United States. With the recent changes from the CDC, Public Health Command Europe veterinarians strongly encourage service members and civilians, who are moving back to the U.S. with their dog after 1 August, to plan … [Read more...]
Sentinel Land-Based Nuclear Modernization Program To Continue
JULY 11, 2024 - The Defense Department has announced its decision to continue to modernize the land-based leg of the nuclear triad with a program called Sentinel. That decision comes after the Air Force notified Congress in January that the program had exceeded its baseline cost and triggered what is known as a Nunn-McCurdy breach. The Nunn-McCurdy Amendment was enacted in … [Read more...]
U.S. Troops Continue Local Support During Niger Withdrawal
JULY 11, 2024 - Amidst the ongoing withdrawal of American forces from Niger, U.S. troops at Air Base 201 in Agadez have been working to continue their support to the local community and maintain the partnership between the two. This partnership was on full display during a recent community engagement by the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, who donated desks to a local school … [Read more...]
US, Allied Forces Soar for Arctic Defender
From left to right, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-16 Fighting Falcon, French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale and Airbus A400M Atlas, a German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, and a German Air Force PA-200 Tornado, fly in formation during Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, … [Read more...]