MSgt. Gary Solomon, a munitions systems specialist from Kadena AB, Japan, has become the first non-marine to receive the Gung-Ho Award at the Marine Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy’s Advanced Course on Okinawa. The marines attending the course present the award to the individual they believe demonstrated the most outstanding motivation and teamwork. Solomon decided to take one of two non-marine quotas for the eight-week course.
BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to install an upgraded Block 4 electronic warfare system into new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, as well as to retrofit some older jets.
