Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Singaporean Minister of Defense Dr. Ng Eng Hen applaud at the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Doug Beck, Director, Defense Innovation Unit and Tan Peng Yam, Chief Defence Scientist, Singapore Ministry of Defence in Singapore, May 31, 2024. Austin is attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, will meet with regional … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Veteran Receives the Silver Star
JUNE 3, 2024 - On May 29, 2024, Lance Cpl. Milo W. Plank Jr. received the Silver Star for his gallantry in action on August 18, 1965. On that date, Plank, a member of A Company, 3rd Tank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, was assigned as a driver for an M48-A3 tank in support of Operation Starlite, conducted on the Van Tuong Peninsula in South Vietnam. As the three-tank … [Read more...]
Nations Around Indo-Pacific Uniting Around Shared Values
JUNE 3, 2024 - The United States is a Pacific nation. This region — more than any other — is shaping the course of this century, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. The secretary was in Singapore today for the Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss regional and global security issues. "The United States is deeply committed to the Indo-Pacific. We are all in. And we're … [Read more...]
Service to Country Now More Important Than Ever
JUNE 1, 2024 - Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, is probably most remembered for his 9/11 flight in an F-16 to intercept hijacked Flight 93, which was heading toward Washington, D.C. However, resistance from passengers aboard Flight 93 eventually thwarted the hijackers' plans, and ultimately, the plane crashed into a field near … [Read more...]
CDAO Announces New Approach to Scaling Data
MAY 31, 2024 - Today the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced a new approach to scaling data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities called Open DAGIR, which stands for the Open Data and Applications Government-owned Interoperable Repositories. Open DAGIR will be a multi-vendor ecosystem with supporting business models that enables … [Read more...]