MAY 8, 2024 - Senior leadership from U.S. Special Operations Command today emphasized the significant role that partnership plays in accomplishing the mission of special operations forces during keynote remarks at the start of Special Operations Forces Week 2024 in Tampa, Florida. While delivering a joint speech to roughly 3,000 convention attendees, Army Gen. Bryan P. … [Read more...]
Navy Names Future Attack Submarine USS Miami
MAY 8, 2024 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 811 will be named USS Miami. Secretary Del Toro made the announcement, May 7, during the official kickoff concert of the inaugural Fleet Week Miami, hosted by Blue Star Families. The future USS Miami honors the city of Miami and the crews of three … [Read more...]
Yuma Proving Ground Testing Cutting-Edge Turret System
MAY 8, 2024 - In a potentially significant stride forward in military technology, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is testing a cutting-edge Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS). According to Kevin Irr, a test officer from the Munitions and Weapons Division, intensive evaluations are currently underway to ensure the MTMS system meets performance expectations for an upcoming … [Read more...]
AFWERX Spark Crossflow Event Spurs Innovation
MAY 8, 2024 — The AFWERX Spark team launched the first Crossflow event of the year, April 23-25, 2024. Crossflows offer the Department of the Air Force Innovation and Process Improvement ecosystem a chance to concentrate on development, collaboration and strategic alignment toward operational imperatives. The event, held in Spokane, Washington, brought more than 100 … [Read more...]
Cargo Ship With Aid for Gaza Face Weather Delays
MAY 8, 2024 - Construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, system on the Mediterranean Sea, which will streamline delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, is now complete, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said today. "The U.S. military has completed the offshore construction of the Trident pier section, or 'the causeway,' which is the component that will … [Read more...]