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...]
Navy Celebrates Senior Enlisted Marketplace Success
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...]