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New Sensor Sought to Enable Military Missions in GPS-denied Areas April 16, 2012 Many U.S. Military systems, such as missiles, rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide accurate position, orientation and time information while in flight. When GPS is inaccessible, whether ...
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Zumwalt-class destroyer will be named the USS Lyndon B. Johnson. The selection of Lyndon B. Johnson, designated DDG 1002, continues the Navy tradition of naming ships after presidents and honors the nation’s 36th president. The ...
"At one time, James Nathaniel Richards’ three brothers and father were deployed at the same time. As a son and the fifth of six kids, James has seen a lot of the military life. To share his wisdom about being a military brat, he started a blog. James said he started the blog while his...
Jesselyn Radack’s memoir “Traitor: The Whistleblower and the American Taliban” presents the moving story of a young attorney’s unexpected encounter with official misconduct, and the excruciating ordeal that ensued when she decided to challenge it. In 2001, Ms. Radack was a Justice Dep...
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/04/marine-corps-punish-marine-trayvon-martin-tweet-george-zimmerman-twitter-041612/ Corps to punish Marine for Trayvon Martin tweet By Tony Lombardo - Staff writer Posted : Monday Apr 16, 2012 17:08:40 EDT The Marine who made light of the shoo...
FORT BENNING, Ga. (April 15, 2012) -- A team from the United States Army Special Operations Command won the 29th Annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition today. Team 36, Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne, took the top spot among the 34 Ranger teams who ...
Britain’s military chiefs have unanimously backed a plan to switch back to the short take-off, vertical-landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to equip its aircraft carriers, a report in The Times newspaper said April 16. The newspaper quotes unnamed officials as say...
The Royal Engineers have spent the last six months in Helmand helping with the mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security of their own country. Amongst their tasks were the construction and upgrading of tactical infrastructure for British troops, including patrol b...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Later this year, two Army brigades will deploy to Afghanistan wth portable solar panels, capable of powering the units’ electrical equipment, the Army announced recently. Under the plan, small dismounted infantry units will carry the solar panels that will all...
RSOI training is provided by the Operational Training and Advisory Group and is the final stage of a six-month-long training package that is completed in the theatre of operations to ensure that the soldiers have the most up-to-date tactics, techniques and procedures and intelligence ...
Movers plan and execute the movement of personnel and materiel by road, rail, air and sea. Your duties as a Mover will include passenger reception, cargo centre operations, aircraft and road load planning, documentation and aircraft loading/unloading. You could be tasked with: Prepari...
US drones killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike today in an area that is currently under the terror group's control. The unmanned and heavily armed Predators or the more deadly Reapers targeted an AQAP vehicle as it was traveling near the town of Karma in ...
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-tech-sergeants-take-heat-bronze-stars-041612/ Tech. sgts. take heat after receiving medals By Jeff Schogol - Staff writer Posted : Monday Apr 16, 2012 7:36:40 EDT Within the span of a week, two female airmen who were awarded the Bron...
Yup, you read that correctly. With the help of spare parts scavenged from Britain’s old GR9 Harriers that the Marine Corps just bought from the UK, the Marines could keep their AV-8B Harrier jump jets flying until 2030. Yes, the Harriers could serve alongside, F-35 Joint Strike Fighte...
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/04/air-force-looking-to-high-schools-cyber-talent-041612/ Military, contractors look to high schools for cyber talent By Zachary Fryer-Biggs - Staff writer Posted : Monday Apr 16, 2012 7:31:28 EDT A gaggle of high school students huddled around a...
Hand-cycling clinic a new start for wounded Soldiers, veterans Corey Cooper, an area sales representative for Invacare, an Elyria, Ohio-based corporation that manufactures and distributes medical products for home and long-term care, outfits Capt. Michelle Maddin with a loaner recumbe...
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Air Force Space Command officials announced April 13 that Airmen assigned to the command will cease wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and the A-2 Leather Jacket by the end of the fiscal year. Directed by Gen. William L. Shelton, the...
Wounded soldiers from the Tedworth House Personnel Recovery and Assessment Centre launched Fishing For Forces second fishing school yesterday with a catch of 35 fish. The new school, which uses the lake at The White Lodge Care Home in Braydon, will be opened to the soldiers once a mon...
"When the Army called, we answered," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Trini Castro. Castro, along with approximately 20 members of a U.S. Navy customs team from Kuwait, are now assisting the 401st Army Field Support Brigade in their retrograde mission. The sailors who serve as customs age...
Vice Chairman Greets Troops, Kicks Off USO Tour By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy, April 16, 2012 The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked service members here today on the first stop of a USO tour. Accom...
While we’re on the topics of new Boeing jets, let’s take a look at the latest evolution of Boeing’s concept for a 6th-generation manned, carrier-launched strike fighter dubbed F/A-XX.
As well as exercising with local forces, the frigate was used to launch an initiative by Anglo-Kenyan authorities to keep tourists and mariners safe. The Royal Navy's 'capital ship' has spent the past few weeks sweeping the Indian Ocean for criminal activity with her mixed team of sai...
Navy News Service - Eye on the Fleet Image: 120413-N-QF368-027.jpg Description: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson announces Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Maria E. Johnson as the 2011 Chief of Naval Operations Naval Shore Activity Sailor of the Year. Download ...
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/army-2-special-operations-soldiers-best-ranger-benning-041612/ 2 spec ops soldiers win Best Ranger Staff report Posted : Monday Apr 16, 2012 11:24:25 EDT After three grueling days, a tandem from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command beat out 49...
Is it possible for soldiers to shoot better and more accurately, even further and in total darkness, without getting lost and while staying connected with fellow troops at all times? Operational and technical revolution, FELIN has been designed as a system that fulfills these crucial ...
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting outstanding youth at Fort Riley in celebration of Month of the Military Child. FORT RILEY, Kan. -- Seeing the world is one of the benefits of being a military child, according to Giovanni Hamanaka, seventh-grader, Junction City M...
Britain’s military chiefs have unanimously backed a plan to switch back to the short take-off, vertical-landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to equip its aircraft carriers, a report in The Times newspaper said April 16. The newspaper quotes unnamed officials as say...
Review the 2010 VA/DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guideline recommendations for medical management of insomnia Identify three comorbid conditions and three primary sleep disorders likely to affect sleep in Veterans with PTSD Describe the evidence base for three pharmacotherapies and three...
