Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 01.13.2020
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Director Vayl Oxford gave a guest lecture at the Georgetown University’s School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology for the Defense Threat Reduction Initiatives Course in Washington D.C., Jan. 8....
Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 01.09.2020
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) hosted U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) commander Gen. Stephen R. Lyons at DTRA’s Ft. Belvoir headquarters, December 7 for a series of briefs and discussions in an effort to increase collaboration between the commands....
Story by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer | 86th Airlift Wing | 12.06.2019
Since 2006, the Department of Defense has increased its emphasis on the mission of building partnership capacity, or BPC. For the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, BPC is a predominant part of operations. When thinking of BPC, several elements come to mind: training, mentoring, equipping and exercises. Leadership from the contingency response units within the wing recognized a strategic......
Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 11.20.2019
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Director Vayl S. Oxford delivered the keynote speaker at the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Summit and Live Exercise conference in Geneva, Switzerland Nov. 11-13....
Story by Andrea Chaney | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | 10.25.2019
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has been quietly carrying out a collaborative nonproliferation mission with the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for more than 26 years. DTRA’s mission is to enable the Department of Defense, the United States Government and international partners to counter and deter weapons of mass destruction and improvised threat networks. The ongoing......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jimmie Pike | 86th Airlift Wing | 07.13.2019
Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing deployed to the 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1, at Powidz Air Base, Poland, and spent their free time engaging with a nearby local community on July 13, 2019....
Story by Sgt. Von Marie Donato | U.S. Army Central | 08.14.2018
U.S. Army Central hosted the Regional Artillery Symposium with participation from the 65th Field Artillery Brigade and partner nations in Nashville Aug. 6-10. The symposium provided the opportunity for forward deployed U.S. contingents, like the 65th FAB, to meet their artillery counterparts from different nations and provide them the opportunity to create training programs and professional......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Roles | 189th Airlift Wing | 07.27.2017
The 189th Airlift Wing hosted key leaders of the Guatemalan Air Force Thursday, July 27, during a State Partnership Program exchange. The visit, which took the Guatemalan forces on a tour of the 189th Maintenance Group and 189th Logistics Readiness Squadron facilities, provided them with the opportunity to learn best practices and provided an open forum for idea sharing with the country’s......
