Friday, May 13, 2022
Raytheon Technologies’ New Venture Arm Invests In Hypersonic Aircraft Company Hermeus - Aviation Today
Raytheon Technologies’ New Venture Arm Invests In Hypersonic Aircraft Company Hermeus - Aviation Today: RTX Ventures, a capital investment group recently set up by Raytheon Technologies, on Thursday said it made a strategic investment in the start-up company Hermeus Corp., which is developing hypersonic aircraft for commercial and defense applications. The value of the investment wasn’t disclosed but is part of a $100 million Series B financing round announced in …
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
OUR KOREAN WAR STORY: ‘You, Mr. Citizen, Are Civil Defense’
OUR KOREAN WAR STORY: ‘You, Mr. Citizen, Are Civil Defense’: Traveling exhibits take nuclear-age threat and preparation across the country.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
NATO Approves Nomination of General Christopher G. Cavoli
On 3 May 2022,NATO announced that the North Atlantic Council has approved President Joeseph R. Biden's nomination of US Army General Christopher G. Cavoli as the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR),a post first held by General Dwight D. Eisenhower.General Cavoli will also be the Commander of U.S. European Command (EUCOM).He is currently the Commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa.Pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate,he will succeed US Air Force General Tod D. Wolters and will take up his appointment at a change of command ceremony at Supreme Allied Command Headquarters in Mons,Belgium this summer.*
General Cavoli was commissioned as an Infantry Officer from Princeton University's ROTC program in 1987.A veteran of the Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan,he assumed command of U.S. Army Europe (USAEUR) as a Lieutenant General in 2018.When Africa was added to the command,General Cavoli was promoted to four star rank in 2020 and continued his service in Europe.*
The son of an Italian-American US Army officer,he was born during the Cold War period in Wurzburg,West Germany.He is an Eurasia Foreign Area Officer,having graduated from Yale with an MA in Russian and East European Studies in 1997.He went on to be the Director for Russia on the Joint Staff Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate.*
General Cavoli was Commander of 1st Battalion,32nd Infantry Regiment of 3rd Brigade Combat Team,10th Mountain Division.1st Battalion deployed to Kunar Province,Afghanistan in 2006.He then commanded 3rd BCT,1st Armored Division and was Deputy Commander,Regional Command West in Herat,Afghanistan.*
General Cavoli speaks French,Italian and Russian.His awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal;the Legion of Merit (3);the Bronze Star Medal (2);the Joint Meritorious Unit Award;the Kuwait Liberation Medal;and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three service stars.He is married and the father of two children.*
Thursday, May 5, 2022
OUR KOREAN WAR STORY: 13 resolutions for a new generation
OUR KOREAN WAR STORY: 13 resolutions for a new generation: American Legion National Executive Committee calls for VA, GI Bill benefits on par with those who served in World War II.
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