ON THE FORCE
Retired Lieutenant General Barno is of the opinion the Army has a severe problem assessing and retaining talent.
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed its homeport of Everett, Wash. March 30, to embark Carrier Air Wing 11 for a scheduled Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
A decorated Navy SEAL was killed this past weekend in a training accident in the Southwest United States.
Women are increasingly being co-located with men in what would traditionally be considered combat roles, and under Secretary Hagel that will trend will increase.
ON TECH
San Diego is the epicenter of the drone industry as well as angst over the controversial use of a platform that has yet to reach its potential.
CONTRACT WATCH
The Joint Sustainment Command with cognizance over logistical support to the war in Afghanistan is being outsourced further, and that will include trucking services supporting the most remote bases.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to augment its non-Washington D.C. offices with contractors.
The Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center is on the hunt for contract support to train special operations forces in state-of-the-art techniques.
Naval Special Warfare Development Group is shopping for new steel targets to train its snipers.
The Department of State is getting involved in combating money laundering.
