Blue Angels Return to Work
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The Blue Angels will resume performances July 2 at the National Cherry Festival Air Show in Traverse City, MI, reports Navy Times. A month ago one of their pilots was killed in a crash while practicing for an air show.
Foreign Policy says Brexit delivers everything Russia could hope for from NATO, a more divided and distracted continent that undercuts America’s strongest ally in Europe.
China’s second space station is on schedule to reach orbit later this year, reports The Associated Press on Yahoo, in coverage of China’s successful recovery this weekend of an experimental probe launched aboard a new generation rocket, noted for its use of safer, more environmentally friendly fuels.
A senior contracting official made it 11 guilty pleas so far in the DoD ever-widening bribery scandal involving a Singapore-based contractor, referred to in court documents as “Fat Leonard,” and so far entangled a rear admiral, two Navy captains, a Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent, a lieutenant commander, commander, and a petty officer first class, among others, reports Federal Times.
The first physical evidence of brain injury resulting from exposure to high explosives has been found by researchers with DoD’s Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, reports Military Times. The results could account for the physical and behavioral changes seen in some troops after they return from war.
The Senate Armed Services Committee invited retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former head of US forces in Afghanistan, to testify about ways to streamline and improve strategic thinking in the DoD, reports Military Times, noting only three weeks left before the lengthy summer election-year recess.
Navy officials urge the thousands of sailors and Marines forced out of the military during the era of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to appeal their discharge, Navy Times reports. About half of sailors and Marines forced out for being gay received honorable discharge which leaves their health and educational benefits intact.
Thirty forgotten veterans are laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, reports The Associated Press. The urns held cremated remains of veterans back to World War II, no next of kin, forgotten, or whose families did not know they were eligible for a military burial, said Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards who spoke at the ceremony.
Four multinational flotillas are on their way toward Hawaii for RIMPAC, the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise, but Brazil is not among them, reports Military.com.
Contracts:
Atlantic Contracting & Material Co. Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD, is being awarded an $11,320,995 firm-fixed-price contract for the repair of SP Area and SP 37 Airfield pavement onboard Naval Station Norfolk. The work to be performed provides for the replacement of existing airfield parking apron pavement. The existing concrete/bituminous pavement will be demolished to subgrade and replaced with new concrete pavement. Additional new work associated with this project includes pavement stripping, aircraft tie-downs, static grounding, and incidental related work. Work will be performed in Norfolk, VA, and is expected to be completed by November 2017. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $11,320,995 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, VA, is the contracting activity (N40085-16-C-6148).
RKF Engineering Solutions, Washington, DC, was competitively awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Defense Spectrum Organization Electromagnetic Spectrum Services Applied Engineering Support – Mobile Service Provider. The period of performance for the contract is June 27, 2016, to June 26, 2017, with four one-year option periods. Performance will be at Annapolis, MD, and Fort George G. Meade, MD. The contract ceiling is $19,748,827 for the lifecycle of the contract, such that the ceiling for the first year of performance would be the entire $19,748,827 if the option periods are not exercised. The contract consists of firm-fixed-price, and cost reimbursable contract line item numbers. Proposals were solicited via FedBizOpps.gov, and seven proposals were received. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization – National Capital Region is the contracting activity (HC1047-16-D-0011).
