Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Riordan, 6th Maintenance Squadron metals technician, heats up a tripod jack at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 25. The heat treatment expanded the joining metal, allowing the pieces to separate with ease. This new process reduced the separation time from eight hours to 20 minutes.
Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster
Two House Armed Services Committee members representing defense communities have introduced a bill asking DOD to consider creating facilities that have family housing and childcare in the same building, according to a press release. “Our men and women in uniform put...
Communities and other eligible organizations have until June 17 to submit applications for the upcoming round of Defense Community Infrastructure Program grants, made available through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. DCIP is designed “to assist...
The Army hosted an environmental impact hearing regarding extending its lease for the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii, Island News reported. While the military sees it as strategically vital, local residents expressed concerns about environmental damage and lack of...
Navy leaders say one of the challenges in a continued recruiting slump is that recruiters do not have enough opportunities to visit high schools, as Stars and Stripes reported. “We’re working very closely with the Department of Education and with supervisors from...
A new legislative package “includes a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the delivery of healthcare, benefits and services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans, their families and their survivors,” according to a...
The federal government last week designated five more regions as sentinel landscapes, according to a DOD story. “The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership...
Naval Academy plebes climb the Herndon Monument, a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen’s freshman year. The class of...
More than 74,000 residents of Whidbey Island, Washington could suffer long-term health impacts from the noise of jets stationed at Naval Air Station...
A new $2 billion aid package the State Department announced Thursday will help build a Ukraine Defense Enterprise Program, according to Defense...
The Air Force Wednesday announced six locations “to host experimental Air Task Forces that will test new methods to generate more efficient,...
The House Armed Services Committee’s draft National Defense Authorization Act indicates lawmakers may not be ready to privatize more barracks, as...
The House Armed Services Committee’s draft National Defense Authorization Act raises concerns about whether Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,...
The House Armed Services Committee released its draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act this week. Among many other provisions,...
President Biden signed an order to block a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near Francis E. Warren Air Force Base,...
The House Armed Services Committee will not hold separate subcommittee hearings pertaining to individual portions of the fiscal year 2025 National...