U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day unveiling at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 20, 2024. (DOD Photo by Sgt. Kamren Chotalal) JUNE 21, 2024 - The Defense Department today revealed the prisoner of war/missing in action commemorative poster which, leading up to POW/MIA … [Read more...]
Navy Top Scientists, Engineers Recognized for Excellence
Pictured with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Technical Director, Dale Sisson Jr., P.E., SES, are Dr. Udayan Bhapkar, Lindsey Klunder, James Latourell and William "Jack" Smith members of the Aurora Software Foundry Joint Laser Deconfliction Safety Software Team and Cory Willoughby, member of the AN/SPY-6(V) 1 Radar Aegis Baseline 10 Test Team. Both teams were … [Read more...]
Coast Guard to Support Sail Grand Prix 2024
JUNE 21, 2024 — The Coast Guard is scheduled to enforce an exclusion zone established under a temporary special local regulation in New York Harbor from Friday, June 21, through Sunday, June 23, in support of Sail Grand Prix 2024. Sail Grand Prix (Sail GP) will bring 10 international teams to Upper New York Bay to compete in close-to-shore racing with F50 catamarans, capable … [Read more...]
Gazan Aid Delivery Resumes as Pier Reopens
JUNE 21, 2024 - The transfer of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza has resumed after U.S. Central Command personnel successfully reattached the command's temporary pier to the Gazan coastline Wednesday, the Pentagon has announced. Centcom removed the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier June 14 and towed it to Ashdod, Israel, to avoid potential damage from volatile sea … [Read more...]
Navy Names Ship After Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island
JUNE 20, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named USNS Narragansett in honor of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island, June 18. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement on the 90th Anniversary of the Indian Reorganization Act. The Indian Reorganization Act, signed … [Read more...]