AUGUST 5, 2024 – The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program took a major step forward as the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program entered the next major phase of development when the Army approved the FLRAA Milestone B (MS B) Acquisition Decision Memorandum this week. The decision came after the successful FLRAA preliminary design review in April and a meeting of … [Read more...]
U.S. Sends More Military Capabilities to Middle East
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 22, 2024) A C-2A Greyhound aircraft, attached to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), July 22. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command … [Read more...]
Florida Guard Prepares for Possible Impacts from Debby
AUGUST 4, 2024 - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 54 counties (later 61) and issued the order to have approximately 3,000 Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) Soldiers readying response efforts to Potential Tropical Cyclone Four, Aug. 1. Although this weather event is not a hurricane, experts expect it to become at least a tropical storm that could … [Read more...]
Alliances Are Key to U.S. Nuclear Deterrence
AUGUST 3, 2024 - The U.S. maintains an asymmetric strategic advantage through its global network of allies and partners amid increasing competition, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday. Vipin Narang, acting secretary of defense for space policy, said the Defense Department remains focused on continuing to strengthen its alliances and partnerships throughout the globe … [Read more...]
Be the Face of Integrity and Discipline
AUGUST 2, 2024 - August is Foreign Object Debris awareness month and Corpus Christi Army Depot FOD prevention program managers want you to be remembered for doing quality work and not dropping foreign object debris. Imagine having surgery and, by accident, the surgeon dropped surgical instruments in your body. Most likely, a foreign object would adversely affect your body, … [Read more...]