Dale Maratas, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator (LSI), writes notes in his field notebook during a recovery mission in South Korea, May 31, 2024. DPAA LSI’s are subject matter experts on items found on or near aviators from past conflicts, working closely with scientific recovery experts to distinguish aircraft wreckage from life support … [Read more...]
Agile Flag Creates Mission Ready Airmen
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Vincent Gowing, 9th Security Forces protection superintendent, directs a Post-attack Reconnaissance (PAR) Team at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2024. PAR Teams are used to search areas of operation following attacks for injured personnel or unexploded ordinances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez) AUGUST 16, … [Read more...]
DoD Trains Latin American’s in Human Trafficking
AUGUST 16, 2024 - Officials from the Defense Department's Combating Trafficking in Persons Office hosted an information session yesterday in the Pentagon regarding trafficking in persons for participants from Latin American nations who are part of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. Participants have a range of occupations, from law enforcement and … [Read more...]
Navy Jet Design Competition Launches Sept. 4
AUGUST 15, 2024 - The U.S. Navy calls on students across the Southern Maryland region to draw on their innovation and creativity to design Naval Aviation’s next jet in an inaugural competition by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). “The aviation pros of Southern Maryland are the foundation of what makes America’s Navy the most capable and dominant force … [Read more...]
Guard Test Skills in Annual “Engineer Rodeo”
AUGUST 15, 2024 – Thirty-four New York Army National Guard engineers from across the state spent August 10 testing their engineering equipment skills, during the 204th Engineer Battalion’s Fourth Annual Engineer Rodeo. Soldiers from the battalion’s three companies and the headquarters company tested their ability to load gravel into a dump truck, pilot a skid steer, load a … [Read more...]