March 29, 2024

More Top Pentagon Officials Resign

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Mike Griffin, who became the DoD’s first undersecretary of research and engineering in early 2018, and his deputy Lisa Porter have resigned. Of 60 Pentagon positions requiring Senate confirmation, only 43 are currently occupied.

Services Academies to Open Campuses in Fall

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All military services academies will open their campuses to students this fall.

Navy’s CNO Gilday in Self-Quarantine

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Chief of Naval Operations ADM Mike Gilday will be quarantined for a week after coming into contact with a relative who has the coronavirus. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, head of the National Guard, tested positive on Saturday but then tested negative the same day in another test. A third test was planned Monday.

Hoyer Announces Academy Appointments

Academy Appointments

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has announced the names of 10 students in Maryland’s Fifth District who have been appointed to the US Service Academies. Recipients of the service academy appointments accepted offers to the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Military Academy at West Point.

F-35B Forced to Land, Leaking Fuel

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An F-35B was forced to land after the fuel light attached to its 14,000-gallon fuel tank came on. The jet was reported leaking fuel when it landed and that the engine ran out of fuel before the aircraft came to a stop.

What Would Happen If a Superstorm Hit DC?

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Engineers and resource managers across the metro DC region weigh in with on-the-ground experience, decades of data, and well-established models. The forecast is bleak.

DoD to Hire Chief Innovation Officer

In addition to hiring a chief innovation officer, DoD is consulting with advisers such as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Instagram Chief Operating Officer Marne Levine, Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, reports FCW.

Hoyer Announces 15 Appointments to Academies

Hoyer appointments to academies

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer announced the names of 15 5th District students appointed to the US service academies.

Service Academy Appointments Announced

Service Academy Appointments

Congressman Hoyer announces appointments to the U.S. Service Academies.