MAY 14, 2024 - When someone says fighter pilot…what do you picture? Perhaps a mustached doppelganger of Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise clad in aviator sunglasses strutting on to the flightline. And while there may be more than a few “Maverick” and “Ice Man” fighter pilots in the Land of No Slack, that is not the only persona one sees. At this moment, there are two female fighter … [Read more...]
US Aid for Honduras Tops 6 Million Pounds
MAY 14, 2024 - A KC-46A Pegasus from the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, delivered 12 pallets of cargo for the Denton Program at Soto Cano Air Base, May 8. The Denton Program is a Department of Defense humanitarian assistance transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by United States-based non-governmental organizations to … [Read more...]
Navy Recruiting Debuts New Sales Methodology
MAY 14, 2024 - For over ten years, U.S. Navy recruiters have used the Value-Oriented Recruiting (VALOR) sales method to sell a career in the Navy to prospects. However, as Navy Recruiting Command strives to meet its recruitment goal, it’s time to switch the script. Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) is implementing the sales methodology, IMPACT Selling, over the next three … [Read more...]
National Guard Expands Childcare Pilot Program
MAY 14, 2024 – Army Guardsmen in 20 states now can access drill weekend childcare after the National Guard’s most senior leader signed an agreement with public partners expanding a pilot program at a Pentagon ceremony today. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joined Cara Calvin-McFerren, mayor pro tem, West Liberty, Iowa, and Jessica Chang, chief … [Read more...]
Canada Releases Defense Policy Update to Boost Security
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Canadian Minister of National Defense William Blair stand for the playing of the U.S. and Canadian national anthems prior to a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) MAY 14, 2024 - Canadian Defense Minister William Blair discussed … [Read more...]