APRIL 30, 2024 – A new display at the Pentagon honors the contributions of Native Americans to the nation’s defense, unveiled during a ceremony April 26 hosted by the Department of the Navy (DON). Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E), and Chief Sustainability Officer, whose office works with Tribal Nations … [Read more...]
Airlift Invention Saves Air Force Time, Money
A NATO Air Transportation personnel installs the K-Wedge on the floor of a Heavy Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III at Papa Air Base, Hungary, Feb. 27, 2024. The K-Wedge is an installable C-17 loading aid and low-cost solution that eliminates preventable damage during cargo loading operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Brett Kiser) APRIL 30, 2024 - … [Read more...]
700 Guard Soldiers Heading to North Africa
APRIL 30, 2024 - Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part a multi-national training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May. The bulk of the New York National Guard Soldiers involved in the exercise are part of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment and will be training in Morocco in the second half of the month. The regiment is headquartered … [Read more...]
Test Pilots Evaluate New Electric Aircraft
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander and instructor, Jim Mueller, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., prepare to taxi for an electric aircraft test flight April 22, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Geraghty and other Eglin test pilots flew the 80-horsepower 1000-pound Pipistrel Velis Electro over a three-week period to provide qualitative evaluations to … [Read more...]
Temporary Pier in Gaza to Be Operational in May
APRIL 30, 2024 - A temporary pier the Defense Department is constructing off the Gazan coast to deliver humanitarian aid is on track to establish initial operations soon, the Pentagon announced today. "We're scheduled on track to meet our goal of early May," said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh during a news media gathering. DOD originally announced its … [Read more...]