U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc, left, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), discusses the start of African Lion 2024 (AL24) with Tunisian Senior Col. Tawfik Ghali, AL24 exercise director, during the opening ceremony at El Aouina Air Base, Tunisia, April 29, 2024. AL24 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s … [Read more...]
National Guard Formalizes Partnership with Finland
MAY 2, 2024 – The Virginia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner to the nation of Finland for the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced May 2. The official signing ceremony occurred at the Finnish Ministry of Defense in Helsinki with signing partners Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen, Maj. Gen. … [Read more...]
Army to Suspend Temporary Promotions in June
MAY 2, 2024 — Beginning in June, the Army is suspending a requirement for Soldiers to complete a previously required level of professional military education, or PME, to qualify for promotion to noncommissioned officer, or NCO, ranks up through master sergeant. With this announcement, the Army will no longer use temporary promotions for NCO promotions and all previously … [Read more...]
Researchers Design, Build, Fly Autonomous Aircraft in 24 Hours
A 3D-printed unmanned aerial system sits ready for its first flight during a Blue Horizons demonstration April 25, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The goal of the demonstration was to create, build and fly a UAS within 24 hours. The team spent the week at Eglin creating UASs for various designs and mission specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King … [Read more...]
DOD Needs Competitive, Innovative Defense Industrial Base
From the factory floor … Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth, Texas. Defense Contract Management Agency LM Fort Worth Keystones support the vital Department of Defense mission of administering Joint Strike Fighter contracts. MAY 2, 2024 - In early 2022, the Defense Department released a report … [Read more...]