Wilson Assigned to Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Rear Adm. Jesse A.
Lescher Nominated for Appointment to Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Rear Adm. William K.
Holmes Nominated for Air Combat Command
Lt. Gen. James M.
Raymond Nominated for Appointment to Air Force Space Command
Lt. Gen. John W.
Kelly Nominated for Air Combat Command
Maj. Gen. Mark D.
Air Force Hardens Networks Against Cyberthreats, Boosts Capabilities, General Says
The U.S. Air Force is placing a heavy emphasis on command and control, hardening against cyberthreats the service’s enterprise networks that control everything from state-of-the-art fighter jets to weapons systems. Competing priorities of speed, security and cost will drive cyber-based programs. “It’s all about the data,” said Maj. Gen. Dwyer Dennis, USAF, wrapping up the MILCOM 2016 conference in Baltimore.
Hyten Assigned to U.S. Strategic Command
Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, has been assigned as commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Navy's Newest MUOS Satellite Reaches Orbit
After experiencing some initial difficulties, the Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite has reached its operational orbit and has successfully deployed its arrays and antennas.
Cybersecurity Crucial to Military Communications Even With Constrained Budgets
Closing the Computer-Human Gap in Object Recognition
Over the next five years, Sandia National Laboratories will oversee the brain replication work of three university-led teams who aim to close the computer-human gap in object recognition.
