Navy uses amphibious assault ship USS America as a test center
By (0) Senior Chief Navy Counselor Scott Lane, L, and Chief Navy Counselor Anita Felix, R, helped administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America. Photo courtesy of U. S. Navy
April 23 (UPI) For the first time, a forward-deployed U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship was used to administer a standard military aptitude test, the Navy said on Friday.
The USS America, stationed in Sasebo, Japan, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the 7th Fleet, was the site of the Armed Forces Classification Test on April 15.
New legislation would eliminate unequal gender-based military expenses
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Legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday aims to ensure that out-of-pocket expenses, like uniforms, for male and female service members will be equalized. Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corp
April 14 (UPI) The Defense Department must guarantee equal pay for female service members, three members of Congress said of legislation announced on Wednesday.
The Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act was introduced by Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and would direct the Defense Department to ensure gender equity in the cost of uniforms, effectively guaranteeing equal pay, according to the representatives.
U.S. Air Force begins second disparity review survey
By (0) Each Airman and Guardian should have the opportunity to thrive, said Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth in the announcement of the second review on diversity and disparity in the military. File Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI UPI/Mike Theiler | License Photo
April 9 (UPI) The U.S. Air Force began a survey on Friday for its second Inspector General s report on diversity and disparity in its ranks.
The review was ordered by Air Force leadership and follows a 2020 report, which focused on racial disparity among Black members of the military branch. The second survey expands the focus to gender and other ethnicities, an Air Force statement on Friday said.
Air Force testing prototype shelters for B-21 Raider
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The first flight of the B-21 Raider, pictured in an Air Force rendering, is expected sometime in 2022, with the aircraft eventually replacing the B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers. Photo Illustration courtesy Northrop Grumman/U.S. Air Force
Construction of a B-21 Raider Environmental Protection Shelter prototype is completed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Feb. 26. Photo by Quentin Marx/U.S. Air Force
March 4 (UPI) Air Force Global Strike Command and the B-21 Program Office are testing various prototype shelters to identify the most effective and affordable designs for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force announced this week.
B-1 bombers fly mission over Norwegian Sea, near Russian navy
By (0) Two U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers conducted their first missions over the Norwegian Sea on Friday since their arrival earlier this week. Photo courtesy of Royal Norwegian Air Force/Twitter
Feb. 26 (UPI) B-1 bombers flew the first Bomber Task Force mission since deployment to Norway, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday, a show of force near Russian naval bases.
The two bombers arrived in Norway earlier this week. Support aircraft and over 200 Air Force personnel arrived at Orland Air Base, where Norway s F-35 fleet is also stationed, in the first week of February.