Defense News in Brief: U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO Commence Complex Air and Missile Defense Exercise

Source: United States Navy

North Atlantic Ocean – Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, kicked off today, May 15, 2021 at the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range in the vicinity of the Western Isles of Scotland.

Defense News in Brief: New hangar for squadrons at NAS Key West

Source: United States Navy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $67.1 million firm-fixed-price contract, May 13, to Korte Construction Company from St. Louis, Missouri, for construction of a new Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida.  

Defense News in Brief: Naval War College Hosts Women, Peace and Security Symposium

Source: United States Navy

NEWPORT, R.I. – The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the virtual symposium Women, Peace and Security (WPS) on April 14-15. The primary aim of the symposium is to facilitate the implementation of DoD’s WPS Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan (SFIP) by sharing diverse methods, experiences and ideas from people who are actively engaged in implementing the WPS agenda.