The Air Force and Army are partnering to develop renewable energy projects and achieve energy assurance, according to a release. The services formalized the effort April 6 with a memorandum of agreement. Under the agreement, the Air Force’s Office of Energy Assurance and the Army’s Office of Energy Initiatives will share support staff, business processes, and best practices. “This Army-Air Force partnership will accelerate our goal of providing mission assurance through en?ergy assurance,” said Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, according to the release. In February, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told lawmakers the service would focus more on energy assurance. (See also: Building the FOB of the Future.)
Why Russia Shot Down Its Own S-70 Drone Over Ukraine
Oct. 8, 2024
The wreckage of one of Russia’s newest stealth drones is now in the hands of the Ukrainian forces—a potential intelligence windfall for that country and its partners—after a Russian fighter chased, then shot it down over Ukrainian territory Oct. 5.