Day: April 1, 2023

Japan makes changes to acquisition of several key weapons

Posted on April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 by alert5

A new report by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency has disclosed new acquisition numbers that the Japanese Ministry of Defense intends to procure over the decade.

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Alaska National Guard’s First Scouts receive medals for the rescue of P2V-5 crew shot down 67 years ago

Posted on April 1, 2023 by alert5

A surviving member of the Alaska National Guard’s First Scout Battalion received the Alaska Heroism Medal, the state’s highest award for valor during peacetime, on March 28, 2023, at John Apangalook Memorial High School in Gambell.

Photo: Robert DeBerry

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