MAY 15, 2024 - More than 20 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here in April to airlift 15 tons of home-building materials to the North Slope of Alaska to support communities in need. The mission, which enables the construction of affordable housing in the Arctic Circle, was part of a Defense Department program called Innovative Readiness Training that … [Read more...]
Role of Partnerships in Meeting Defense Demands
U.S. Air Force service members assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Squadron observe an MC-130J Commando II during a formation flight, after conducting a forward area refueling point operation as part of Exercise Balikatan 24 at San Vicente Airport, Palawan, Philippines, May 2, 2024. Balikatan 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. … [Read more...]
Navy Advances Development of Joint Simulation Environment
MAY 15, 2024 - Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully installed core software in the Air Force’s future Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) facility at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada bringing the service closer to operating its own next-generation training and test facility. Nellis is the Air Force’s premier training and test … [Read more...]
Air Force Acquisition Instructor Course Open for Nominations
MAY 15, 2024 - Nominations are open now through July 26, 2024, for Class 25A of the Department of the Air Force Acquisition Instructor Course. Class 25A will run Jan. 6, 2025, to June 13, 2025. AQIC is a five-and-one-half month course operating under a strategic partnership with the U.S. Air Force Weapons School to develop operationally informed acquisition professionals as … [Read more...]
Army Holds DOD Military Working Dog Symposium
MAY 15, 2024 – The Army is holding its third annual Military Working Dog Symposium from May 11-17 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. There will be about 30 subject matter expert instructors teaching more than 250 MWD/K-9 Defense Department, interagency, law enforcement and NATO partners and their dogs on specialized courses. The dog teams can … [Read more...]