Get Out the Vax Forum Saturday
The St. Mary’s County Health Department, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County NAACP and the Minority Outreach Coalition, is launching a new local Get Out the Vax campaign on Feb. 27, 2021.
NavSec Floats Plan for New 1st Fleet in Pacific
NavSec Kenneth Braithwaite is calling for the establishment of a US 1st Fleet, a new numbered command to address maritime security in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Report Highlights China’s Push for Military Dominance
A newly released report says China’s military is pushing ahead of the US. The “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” reveals China has progressed in areas such as shipbuilding, missile defense, and ballistic and cruise missile construction. The People’s Liberation Army is an “increasingly modern and flexible force,” according to the report.
DoD Clears 5G for Commercial Use
The Pentagon has cleared 100 megahertz (MHz) of contiguous mid-band spectrum to be used for commercial 5G, determining the military can share that bandwidth while minimizing impact on military radars.
In Indo-Pacific Region, a Massive Show of US Naval Force
While China builds up its military outposts in the South China Sea, putting missile and electronic warfare systems on them, the US and other allies have beefed up operations. For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force.
