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BEYA Stars and Stripes winner appointed to Department of Defense transition team

BEYA Stars and Stripes winner appointed to Department of Defense transition team

by | Nov 18, 2020 | News

Retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard, who received recognition for her service and accomplishments during a recent BEYA Stars and Stripes Dinner in Washington, D.C., has been appointed to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team to the Department of Defense.

In the photo above, Howard is seen speaking at the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Engineering Dean Breakfast, which takes place during the BEYA STEM Conference weekend.

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ISS Launch – CDR Victor J. Glover

ISS Launch – CDR Victor J. Glover

by | Nov 14, 2020 | News

CDR Victor J. Glover, NPS graduate, is due to launch to ISS Sunday, November 15, 2020. He will be a member of the first rotation crew to launch to ISS on the Dragon, and the first black astronaut to live on ISS.
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Victor J. Glover, Jr. (Commander, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut

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Victor J. Glover, Jr. was selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving as a Legislative Fellow in the United States Senate.  He is currently training for Crew-1, the first post-certification mission of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft – the second crewed flight for that vehicle – and a long duration mission aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Updates TV Coverage for First Crew Rotation Flight on US Commercial Spacecraft

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15, for liftoff of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to fly astronauts from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station.

Teams moved the launch by one day because of onshore winds and to enable recovery of the first stage booster, which is planned to be reused to launch the Crew-2 mission next year. The booster is expected to land on the recovery ship about nine minutes after launch.  READ MORE…

Flag Officer Assignments

Flag Officer Assignments

by | Nov 13, 2020 | News

Congratulations to Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey on his new assignment.  May success follow your flag.
~RADM Sinclair Harris, USN (Ret.)

The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments:

Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey will be assigned as commander, Navy Personnel Command; and deputy chief of naval personnel, Millington, Tennessee.  Holsey is currently serving as special assistant to commander, Naval Air Forces/commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, with additional duty as director, Task Force One Navy, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard J. Cheeseman Jr. will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.  Cheeseman is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Brendan R. McLane will be assigned as commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk, Virginia.  McLane is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Scott F. Robertson will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.  Robertson is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, San Diego, California.

Air Force looks to fund Historically Black Colleges & Universities, develop ‘future pool of scientists & engineers’

Air Force looks to fund Historically Black Colleges & Universities, develop ‘future pool of scientists & engineers’

by | Nov 13, 2020 | News

The United States Air Force is reaching out to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers to serve the military and commercial sectors with research funding opportunities and incentives.

The Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs are reaching out to HBCU and Minority Institutions with funding opportunities for researchers who might not have otherwise considered doing business with the US government.

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FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO LEAD BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN

FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO LEAD BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN

by | Nov 13, 2020 | News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Commandant of Midshipmen announced the spring semester midshipman leadership positions, Friday, Nov. 6, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade commander, Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, Ill.

The brigade commander is the highest leadership position within the brigade, and is the only “six striper”– a reference to the collar insignia worn on the midshipman uniform, the rank  of midshipman captain. The semester-long position is currently held by Midshipman 1st Class Ryan Chapman and is selected through an application and interview process by senior leadership from the Commandant’s staff.

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Nov 10, 2020 – Free virtual screening and fundraiser for Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

Nov 10, 2020 – Free virtual screening and fundraiser for Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

by | Nov 9, 2020 | News

“INVISIBLE WARRIORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II” SCREENING AND Q&A

“Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II,” produced and directed by former Drexel Assistant Adjunct Professor, Gregory S. Cooke, features the amazing stories of the first African American women to work in industry and government administrative service. It is an unforgettable conversation among Rosie the Riveters who share their wartime memories, recounting their battles against racism at home, Nazism abroad and sexism everywhere.

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