Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation’s 23rd Littoral Combat Ship (Video)
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy's 23rd Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Cooperstown, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin.
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MD Nat’l Guard Special Ops Triumph in Int’l Airborne Competition (Video)
Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition.
The purpose of the competition is to promote the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of the Airborne Soldier...
President Trump Signs FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (Video)
By Guy Eastman, senior analyst, Jane’s by IHS Markit
President Donald Trump signed the US FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday, 13 August during an official visit to Fort Drum in...
Stolen Plane in Seattle Crash Prompts Airport Security Concerns (Videos)
By Nichole Chavez, CNN
A heist and deadly crash of a passenger plane in the Seattle area has left the family of the airport employee who stole the plane devastated and the...
Calling All K9 Teams: US Dog Detect-ion Conf (Learn More, Multi-Video)
The American Kennel Club will host the 2018 AKC US Dog Detection Conference Tuesday, August 28th – Thursday, August 30th, 2018 in Durham, NC to explore solutions to the shortage of domestic dogs for explosives detection...
Fire Technology, Drones & the Need for Counter-Technology (Multi-Video)
Guest Editorial by Charles Werner, Public Safety Advisor & Chair, National Council on Public Safety UAS (NCPSU)
Over the past year, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—aka drones—have demonstrated their value to public safety organizations worldwide...
DISA’s New Chief of Staff Focused on Serving the Warfighter
Air Force Col. Bradley Barnhart, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, brings more than 25 years of cyber and information technology experience to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) chief of...
Geospace Acquires ‘ASTORS’ Winner Quantum Technology Sciences
Quantum Technology Sciences Inc. (Quantum or QTSI), a Florida-based tactical security and surveillance systems solutions provider, and a Gold Award Winner in the 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Perimeter Protection,...
USS Carl Vinson Spearheads Hawaiian Fishing Boat Rescue
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) rescued five mariners in distress July 27 near Hawaii's westernmost inhabited island.
The mariners issued a distress call after their 36-foot vessel ran aground...
Coast Guard Offloads More than 12,500 lbs of Seized Cocaine
More than 5 tons of cocaine seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean from early June to mid-July was offloaded by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton...
