23 April 2021 US, Australia Strengthen Alliance at Dover AFB DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) -- The U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program is a form of partnership the United States has with more than 180 countries and international organizations to transfer defense articles, services and training to international partners.One of the steps...
22 April 2021 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Welcomes Spring with Aerial Gunnery Range YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska -- Alaska’s transition from winter to spring and the ensuing muddy mess that comes with all that melting snow, is usually abrupt, but this “breakup” as Alaskan’s call it, was fast by any standard.When Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort...
22 April 2021 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sea Guardian Operates with Naval Assets SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The U.S. Navy demonstrated the successful integration of an unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system with manned capabilities during the Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21) off the coast of San Diego, April 21.The unmanned MQ-9B Sea Guardian operated...
22 April 2021 Rethinking Professional Development: Maintaining Dialogue JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- Recently, I attended the first day of Pacific Air Force’s new professional development platform, Pacific Paladin. Pacific Paladin’s overall intent is to bridge the gap between each of the three levels: tactical, operational and strategic.Whenever I attend...
22 April 2021 Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the President's Nomination of Dr. Ely Ratner as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs WASHINGTON -- "I welcome the President's nomination today of Dr. Ely Ratner as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Ely has already proven an invaluable member of our team as Director of the China Task Force, and his deep knowledge of the Indo-Pacific region will prove...
22 April 2021 Defense Leaders Provide COVID-19 Vaccination Update WASHINGTON -- As of this week, all Defense Department personnel and beneficiaries can get a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said today."We are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated because these vaccines are very...
21 April 2021 Eielson Assists Air Force Research Lab in Development of Innovative Way to Mitigate Explosions Using Snow EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Eielson’s Iceman Spark team, in collaboration with the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel and a team of two from Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated “JFWORX”), held a...
21 April 2021 Defense Logistics Agency Prepared to Increase Overseas Vaccine Distribution as DOD Allotment Grows WASHINGTON -- The Defense Logistics Agency is helping military health officials prepare for a surge in COVID-19 vaccinations available to the Defense Department starting this month.The department expects to begin receiving about 390,000 doses weekly — up from an average of 155,500 a week — with DLA...
21 April 2021 U.S. Facing Increasing Nuclear, Space-Based Threats, Leaders Say WASHINGTON -- Two Defense Department leaders discussed threats to the U.S. from China and Russia and the DOD's steps at providing a credible deterrent during a Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing today."For the first time in our history, the nation is facing two nuclear-capable strategic...
20 April 2021 National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 18 to 24, is a time to celebrate more than 280,000 medical laboratory professionals across the nation who perform and interpret laboratory tests that save lives and keep people healthy.Medical laboratory...