Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota will be the main operating base for the B-21 Raider, AP reported. “It’s a once-in-a-generation, historic opportunity for South Dakota,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), said….

Huntington Ingalls plans to add 3,000 workers at its Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard, Politico’s Morning Defense reported….

Navy Care, a virtual health care app from Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida has won a national FedHealthIT Innovation Award, according to a DOD story. NH Jacksonville serves patients in parts of Florida and Georgia. “Virtual care supports readiness by decreasing patients’ time away from the mission, work and family,” said Capt. Teresa Allen, NH Jacksonville commander and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville commanding officer….

Navy photo by Jacob Sippel