News Articles
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May 12, 2016
Celebrities Join Invictus Competitors in Rugby Exhibition Match
ORLANDO, Fla. — Celebrities played alongside adaptive sports athletes during a wheelchair rugby exhibition match held in association with the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida.
Carter Shares Commitments That Guide Him With Air Force Academy Cadets
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter shared four commitments that guide him and asked the cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy to adapt them to their circumstances.
Work Helps to Inaugurate Ballistic Missile Defense Site in Romania
DEVESELU, Romania — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work helped to inaugurate the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site in Romania, citing threats from Iran as a reason why NATO needs the protection.
DARPA’s Plan X Gives Military Operators a Place to Wage Cyber Warfare
WASHINGTON — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Plan X cyber warfare program engineers have done the foundational work to create for the first time a common operating picture for warriors in cyberspace.
Face of Defense: Airman Earns Selection for Unique Commissioning Program
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Air Force Senior Airman Markese Buckholtz received some four-star advice from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and is now attending a university in Arizona on the path to become a commissioned Air Force officer.
U.S., U.K., Georgian Forces Hone Capabilities in Exercise Noble Partner 16
WASHINGTON — Exercise Noble Partner 16 got underway at Georgia’s Vaziani Training Area between the U.S., U.K. and Georgian militaries, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Del Toro Inspires Others at Invictus Games, Takes Gold at Shot Put
ORLANDO, Fla. — Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro, who goes by the nickname DT, is all about smiles and inspiring others as he competes at the 2016 Invictus Games held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Carter: Reservists Provide Tremendous Reservoir of Tech Talent
WASHINGTON — Reserve component members provide a tremendous reservoir of technical expertise for the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at a news conference in Santa Clara, California.
Carter Seeks to Harness Practices of Innovative Technology Firms
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department needs to harness the genius of American technology if it is to successfully stand against all enemies, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee in Santa Clara, California.
Invictus Games Cyclist Draws Motivation From Family
ORLANDO, Fla. — For medically retired Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ronnie Jeffrey Jimenez, competing in the hand cycle H4 disability category time trial and criterium cycling competition was more about finishing than medaling at the 2016 Invictus Games.