Mission Essential Personnel, Columbus, was awarded on May 7 a $679,000,000 contract. This contract action seeks the continuation of linguist/translation services which provide our forces with the ability to communicate effectively with the local populace, gather information for force protection, and interact with foreign military units in Afghanistan
Malaysia gave a rousing welcome to its first submarine on Thursday with the king saying that the acquisition of the vessel is the government's biggest commitment to enhance the capability of its armed forces to safeguard the country's sovereignty. The Scorpene submarine, named KD Tunku Abdul Rahman after the country's first premier, arrived at a naval base in Pulau Indah after a 54-day journey from France making stops at Jeddah, Djibouti and Cochin