MAY 4, 2024 - Construction of a temporary humanitarian aid pier for Gaza will continue after the Army had to relocate the construction site due to forecasted high seas, U.S. Central Command announced yesterday. Construction of the temporary pier — which is part of the U.S. military's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability — has moved to the Israeli Port of Ashdod, just … [Read more...]
Air Guard Airmen Test New Air Combat Tactics
Members of the 104th Fighter Wing attend USAF weapons school integration exercise, April 6, 2024, to April 20, 2024, at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. This exercise combined multiple squadrons to test and determine the functionality of new air combat tactics through offensive and defensive counterair measures while using both fourth-generation and fifth-generation … [Read more...]
DoD Announces 2023 Fire and Emergency Services Winners
MAY 3, 2024 - Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the recipients of the 2023 DOD Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Awards for outstanding accomplishments of its fire departments, fire officers, and firefighters. DOD F&ES Working Group representatives from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency selected nine winners from a total … [Read more...]
Cyber Hygiene Can Impede Adversary Meddling
MAY 3, 2024 - Good cyber hygiene, which includes things like regularly changing passwords or applying software security patches, plays an outsized role in preventing America's adversaries from hacking into and crippling U.S. infrastructure systems, such as power, water or gas. On Capitol Hill today, Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines told members of the Senate … [Read more...]
Commandant Underscores Priorities During State of the Corps
MAY 3, 2024 - The Marine Corps' most senior officer stated his key priorities and praised his fighting force during a state of the Marine Corps speech closing out a three-day defense industry exposition today in Washington. During his speech, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith spoke about maintaining a balance between being ready to respond to crises in the … [Read more...]