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Defense: DoD Awards $136.7 Million Contract to MilliporeSigma to Establish Domestic Production Capacity of Critical Material Used in COVID-19 Point-of-Care Tests

On: 30 de diciembre de 2021

Washington, Dec 30, 2021.- On Dec. 29, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $136.7 million contract to MilliporeSigma to establish nitrocellulose membrane production capacity in the United States. Nitrocellulose membrane is a criticalContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Bump in COVID-19 cases in D.C. area spurs additional mitigation efforts at Pentagon

On: 29 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Pentagon, December 29, 2021.- An increase in new COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region — the area including and surrounding Washington, D.C., where most of the Pentagon workforce lives — has spurred Defense Department leadership to implement some additional safety measures to prevent its own workforce from becoming illContinuar Leyendo

Negociación entre Rusia y Estados Unidos podría empezar en enero

On: 21 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense, Destacado

La OTAN adelanta que no «comprometerá» el derecho de Ucrania a entrar en la Alianza. Rusia advierte que responderá con «medidas técnico-militares» si Occidente mantiene su «claramente muy agresiva» línea. Washington, 21 de Diciembre de 2021.- «Sobre la negociación bilateral, decidiremos una fecha junto a Rusia, pero creemos que seráContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Department of Defense releases report on Countering Extremist Activities and Outlines next steps

On: 21 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Washington, Dec 21, 2021.- On February 3, 2021, Secretary Austin directed a one-day stand down at all levels to hold an in-depth conversation on the values underpinning national service, the oath of office, and the importance of unit cohesion, as well as to gain a better understanding of the scopeContinuar Leyendo

Defense: DOD Issues Guidance on Plans to Counter Extremist Activity in the Force

On: 20 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Washington, Dec 20, 2021.- On April 9, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III established the Countering Extremist Activity Working Group to examine how the services are implementing these actions and reviewing and updating the definition of extremism in Department of Defense Instruction 1325.06. The full report of the workingContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s call with German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht

On: 20 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Pentago, Dec 20, 2021.- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary Austin spoke by phone with German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht today to congratulate her on her appointment. The principals reaffirmed their commitment to strong U.S.-German defense cooperation, both bilaterally and within the NATOContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visits U.S. Strategic Command

On: 20 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Washington, Dec 20,, 22021.- The following readout was provided by Department of Defense Spokesman Eric Pahon: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 17th. In Omaha, Deputy Secretary Hicks met with STRATCOM Commander U.S. Navy Admiral Chas Richard and otherContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Meet the 2021 USO service members of the Year

On: 19 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Nearly 2.3 million active-duty and Reserve personnel serve in the U.S. military. While most of those service members are outstanding at what they do, only a few are chosen to be their branch’s USO Service Member of the Year. Every year since 2003, one junior enlisted service member from eachContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Soldiers

On: 18 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Washington, Dec 18, 2021.- During a White House ceremony on Thursday, President Joe Biden awarded three U.S. soldiers with the Medal of Honor. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz were honored posthumously with the medal, while Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee received theContinuar Leyendo

Defense: Almost all active US duty service members receive vaccines

On: 17 de diciembre de 2021

In: Defense

Washington, Dec 17, 2021.- By any measure, the vaccination process in the military has been enormously successful with 6,540,793 shots administered with 1,915,932 service members fully vaccinated or having the first shot of a two-shot protocol. The Army released its figures today with 468,459 active-component soldiers vaccinated against COVID-19. ThisContinuar Leyendo