Are you a community provider whose Veteran patients are concerned about military exposure to Agent Orange? Join us on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. ET for a special webinar on Agent Orange: What You Need to Know to Care for Vietnam-Era Veterans. Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide used by the U.S. military to clear...
On Friday, 22 January 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at NATO Headquarters. They discussed a range of issues, including the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Afghanistan and Libya. The Secretary General welcomed the continuation of NATO-brokered talks between Turkey and Greece on a military deconfliction mechanism in...
Addressing the US Air Force Association’s main annual symposium at the end of 2020, acquisition chief Will Roper touted a new era where rapid design and experimentation of new aircraft, including the ‘manufacturing’ and ‘flight testing’ of them will take place primarily in the digital realm. In a bombshell revelation, the US Air Force claims to have...
When he was an Army private in WWII, Bob Levine didn’t want to tell his parents how badly he had been wounded, so he wrote a couple of deceptively calm letters. “They took our blankets away so we don’t have much protection from the cold, just our raincoats and shelter-halves. The local Frenchmen gave us...
On Wednesday, 21 January 2021, NATO inaugurated a new Cyber Incident Response Capability for the Moldovan Armed Forces. This capability was established with support from the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme and in cooperation with the NATO Information and Communication Agency (NCIA) through a multi-year project. It will help to minimize any...
U.S. Army repainting its military vehicles with a woodland green paint scheme appropriate for the Europian region. The dozens of military vehicles were re-painted to a camouflage scheme more appropriate for its new surroundings. The vehicles are part of Army Prepositioned Stock-2 and a key element in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s power...
When Stacey Bulluck left the military in 2002, she didn’t know where she’d end up. She was medically discharged after sustaining an injury in Egypt and wasn’t sure what to do next. But a series of events led her to VA to help her fellow Veterans. Today, she’s gone above and beyond to help the homeless...
On behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I congratulate Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Vice President. Today is the start of a new chapter for the transatlantic Alliance. The bond between North America and Europe is the bedrock of our security,...
Top U.S. and United Kingdom defense officials signed an agreement this week to merge some military forces in 2021 to form a combined carrier strike group. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and the Navy destroyer The Sullivans will deploy as part of the strike group, former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced Monday. The U.K.-U.S. combined strike...
It’s been an unexpectedly positive 12 months for the Royal Navy (RN). Firstly, the delay to the publication of the UK Government’s Integrated Review into the future role and posture of the UK’s military vis-a-vis Defense, Security and International Development has afforded some unexpected breathing space from the expected cuts in ships and personnel. This delay...
