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U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen attend an event in Annapolis, Maryland, June 27, 2019. (U.S. Navy file photo)
Covid factors in decline in sexual assault reports at military training
By Department of Defense News
Reports of sexual assault by cadets and midshipmen at the three military service academies dropped from 122 in the 2018 school year to 88 in the 2019 school year.
But the biggest changes happened in the fourth quarter, defense officials said, and those changes may be due to Covid-19.
The numbers were reported in the just-released Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies for the academic program year 2019-20.
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A model of a hypersonic vehicle is tested Dec. 10, 2009, at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Maryland. (Courtesy file photo (2009))
Department of Defense unveils hypersonics development plan
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Defense Department has identified hypersonics as one of the highest priority modernization areas, as Russia and China develop their own capable systems.
Hypersonic systems are able to travel on extended flights within the upper atmosphere – 80,000 to 200,000 feet – at speeds near and above Mach 5, and they’re able to maneuver in ways that are hard for defenders to predict.
The high-altitude range creates a gap between air defenses and ballistic missile defenses, said Mike White, principal director for hypersonics in the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
Department of Defense mandates mask usage on military installations
Senior Airman Aldo Estrada, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation systems technician at Travis Air Force Base, poses for a portrait at Travis, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a memo Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, that directs all individuals on military installations to wear masks in any location other than the individual’s home. (Chustine Minoda/U.S. Air Force file photo)
By Department of Defense News
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a memo Feb. 4 that, effective immediately, directs all individuals on military installations and all individuals performing official duties on behalf of the Department from any location other than the individual’s home, including outdoor shared spaces, to wear masks.
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States and the Russian Federation have agreed to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years, U.S. officials announced Thursday.
The treaty was due to expire Friday.
“Extending the New Start Treaty ensures we have verifiab