MARCH 20, 2024 – Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania National Guard swore in a unique recruit who, at just 19 years old, will join the Army as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot. The recruit joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard through a program affectionately known as “streets to seats” or “high school to flight school.” As those names imply, the program allows a … [Read more...]
DoD Establishes Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Awards
MARCH 20, 2024 - The Department of Defense awarded $17.6 million to 27 collaborative academic teams under the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). DEPSCoR is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen the basic research infrastructure at institutions of higher education in underutilized states and territories. "The Department of … [Read more...]
Space Force Hosts Annual Guardian Field Forum
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, center, poses with attendees of the Guardian Field Forum at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 15, 2024. The forum is a week-long event that brings together junior Guardians and senior Space Force leaders to collaborate on initiatives to improve the Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) MARCH 20, 2024 - The Space … [Read more...]
Crisis in Haiti Requires International Response
MARCH 20, 2024 - The crisis in Haiti requires an international solution that also includes the Haitian perspective, said Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command. Southcom has a wide range of contingency plans and is prepared for a possible mass migration from Haiti or elsewhere, she said today at an Atlantic Council event. "We want to be able to do … [Read more...]
National Guard Brings Fallen Warrant Officers Home
MARCH 20, 2024 -The New York National Guard brought home the remains of two helicopter pilots killed in a Texas helicopter crash on Monday, March 18, 2024. The caskets containing the bodies of Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officers 2 Frankoski, and John M. Grassia III were ferried from Kelly Field, Texas to the Army Aviation Support Facility at Albany International … [Read more...]