U.S. Coast Guard District 11 – Gateway to the Pacific
The work of the Coast Guard’s 11th District – headquartered in Alameda, Calif., just south of the Port of Oakland …
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U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) – Recent Milestones
The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC), the Army’s Knowledge Center for Geospatial Expertise, achieved several exciting milestones in 2010. The …
FY 2013 Defense Budget Request: Cuts in Air Force Aircraft
The Air Force says that its fiscal year 2013 budget proposal comes from an approach “that retains critical core capabilities …
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds Enable USACE to Construct, Improve
When President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 into law on Feb. …
Army Orders 1,100 Recon Scout XT ‘Throwbots’
ReconRobotics, Inc. announced Feb. 15 that it had been awarded a $13.9 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command …
FY 2013 Defense Budget Request: Military Health Care Takes a Hit
The Department of Defense’s budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year, while including a 1.7 percent increase in basic pay …
U.S. Army Expands Micro-Robot Capabilities
ReconRobotics Inc., based in Edina, Minn., has recently received contracts from the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force to provide U.S. …
TSA PreCheck Program to Expand
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole announced Feb. 8 the …
FY 2013 Defense Budget Request Force Structure Changes
For those wondering what the administration’s Strategic Guidance document meant when it discussed a smaller and leaner force structure, the …
U.S. Coast Guard District 13 – The Great Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard crewmembers in the Pacific Northwest are experts in rough-weather operations. Here, Alaskan storms strike rugged mountain ranges and …