240326-N-TY650-1012 WASHINGTON (March 26, 2024) Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, hosted his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), for a bilateral strategic dialogue at the Pentagon, Mar. 26 … [Read more...]
Top Units, Leaders to Drive Safety Across DOD
MARCH 28, 2024 - A senior Pentagon official is shining a bright light on top performing leaders as part of the Defense Department's mission to drive safety and risk management throughout the total force and take care of those who serve. Peter I. Belk, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for readiness, said continuing to inculcate a culture of safety … [Read more...]
U.S. Approach to Maintaining Space Superiority
Defense space officials offer remarks during the Mitchell Institute Spacepower Security Forum in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2024. (DoD photo by Joseph Clark) MARCH 28, 2024 - The chief of space operations laid out his vision for responsibly ensuring U.S. space superiority amid increasing competition in the domain. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman underscored the … [Read more...]
Unmanned Systems Help Coast Guard Navigate the Future
MARCH 28, 2024 - U.S. Coast Guard leaders envision a future where Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) launched from Coast Guard cutters monitor air and surface contacts or fly autonomously inside large ships to inspect vessel tanks and other hazardous compartments. Or, using sensors small enough to be installed on small UASs or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), measure surface … [Read more...]
Small Satellite Launch Advances Comms, International Collaboration
MARCH 28, 2024 - In the dark, early morning sky of March 21 over NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility on the Virginia coast, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) manifest featuring three collaborative research missions into low-Earth orbit – including the latest piece of home-grown space hardware from the Naval Postgraduate School … [Read more...]