Camels at War
Superbly adapted to the desert, the single-humped Arabian camel was domesticated around 4000 B.C. for its meat, milk, and wool, …
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The Aircraft Engines of World War II
Engineers began anticipating the engines that would be required for what became the aircraft of World War II as early …
Naval Special Warfare Equips for Emerging Threats
In his prepared April 28, 2021 posture statement before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats …
Coast Guard to Break Ground on New Air Station Ventura
The Coast Guard is scheduled to break ground for a new facility Tuesday, at naval base Point Mugu for helicopter …
Coast Guard Delivers 10th Minotaur-missionized HC-144 Aircraft to Fleet
The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 10th HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean …
NSWC Crane and Hydronalix sign CRADA for AISUM Prize Challenge
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and Hydronalix, Inc. of Green Valley, Arizona, have signed a Cooperative Research …
VA Resetting Relationship with Labor Unions
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is taking steps to reestablish its relationship with bargaining unit employees effective …
1917: Special Operations Begin
The nature of war changed a century ago. At the height of World War I, as massive battles of annihilation …
Next Generation Plasma Thawing at the Point-of-care
Civilian and military blood banks have long struggled with speeding up the safe delivery of thawed plasma for patients needing …
U.S. and Japan Strengthen Ties Through Mine Warfare Exercise
Story by Lt. Bryan Newkirk, Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron SEVEN
Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime …