April 23, 2024

US Army: Shorthanded and Struggling

PACT Act

Recruitment is down across the services, but it’s way down for the US Army. In he Army National Guard, soldiers are leaving at a faster rate than they are enlisting. And as they’re struggling to fill their ranks, the service is additionally fighting culture war battles from both sides.

Pax Shoreline Gets $2.7M

Environment

NAS Patuxent River has been awarded $2.7 million from the 2022 REPI Challenge Package to mitigate rising sea levels and accelerating shoreline erosion that threatens aircraft testing and training. Nine projects won awards from the 2022 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program, totaling $31.6 million.

BAMS-D Aircraft Welcomed Back to Pax

BAMS

The US Navy’s Global Hawks are back home at NAS Patuxent River after its more than a decade-long mission. Returning after a 13-year deployment that was initially supposed to be six months, the remaining Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator program, or BAMS-D, aircraft are on their way to tying off a storied career.

US to Treat Cyberattacks as Terrorism

Cyber Threats

The Department of Justice will prioritize cyberattacks as highly as acts of terrorism.

F-35 Provides 254,000 American Jobs

Lockheed wants you to know its F-35 generates more than $49 billion annually and teams with nearly 1,900 US suppliers, including more than 1,000 small business suppliers, in 45 states and Puerto Rico.

Who Pays for Clearing Suez Canal?

Disputes grow regarding who should pay for dislodging the massive Ever Given container ship from the Suez Canal. Egyptian authorities say they won’t release the ship until its owners agree to pay up to $1 billion in compensation.