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NASA, SpaceX team up for emergency egress exercise
Safety is a top priority as NASA and SpaceX prepare for liftoff of the company’s second demonstration flight test (Demo-2), the first flight to...
LOCAL
Flashback: The Navaho Missile, Phase I
During the 1950s and 1960s, the United States pushed the limits of aerospace vehicle evolution attempting to go faster and higher while exploring the...
NEWS
Headlines – April 8, 2020
News
Trump removes acting Pentagon inspector general from job-
Glenn Fine, the acting Defense Department inspector general and a veteran watchdog, had been selected by peers...
DEFENSE
Jolly Green II taken to extremes
An HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, completed a month-long trial of extremes inside the McKinley Climatic...
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VETERANS
First peacetime draft enacted before World War II
In 1940, Americans closely followed the news of Germany's armed forces overrunning most of Europe, while Japan was using its military aggressively in East...
VA updates cemetery guidance amidst coronavirus crisis
All Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for veterans and eligible individuals.
However, the National Cemetery Administration...
Remembering the Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, which began 75 years ago, was the last major battle of World War II — and the bloodiest of the Pacific...
HOLIDAY RECIPES
Bone fragments from WWII crash site returning from India
NEW DELHI--Tiny bone fragments carry a world of significance and perhaps closure for at least one American family who lost a loved one over...
BUSINESS
Virgin Orbit develops, designs mass producible ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Virgin Orbit has developed a new bridge ventilator that can be mass produced to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Virgin Orbit...
Lockheed Martin delivers the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II
Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II April 2, 2020, to a crew from the 920th Rescue Wing...
Air Force, Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design
The Air Force and Boeing reached two agreements April 2, 2020, to implement a final KC-46A Pegasus Remote Vision System design, known as RVS...
SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
NASA, SpaceX team up for emergency egress exercise
Safety is a top priority as NASA and SpaceX prepare for liftoff of the company’s second demonstration flight test (Demo-2), the first flight to...
SMC reschedules GPS III-3 launch
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has decided to reschedule the launch of GPS III SV03 (GPS III-3) from Cape Canaveral...
Boeing to fly second uncrewed orbital flight test for NASA
Boeing has decided to fly a second uncrewed flight test as a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Although no new launch date has been...
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Air Force releases guidance on use of cloth face covers
To help combat COVID-19, the Air Force has released information that supplements Department of Defense guidance on the use of cloth face coverings, effective...
Virgin Orbit develops, designs mass producible ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Virgin Orbit has developed a new bridge ventilator that can be mass produced to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Virgin Orbit...
VA updates cemetery guidance amidst coronavirus crisis
All Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries are open and will continue to provide interments for veterans and eligible individuals.
However, the National Cemetery Administration...
