y Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Kilmer Air Force News Service 3/29/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Three weeks after arriving to her deployed location in Afghanistan, insurgents showered then-Tech. Sgt. Angela Blue's base with 80-millimeter mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire. During the attack, she received a radio request to report to the Afghan National Army side … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
AF System Improves Homeland Air Defense
by Patty Welsh 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs 3/29/2013 - HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) -- An Air Force system designed in the wake of Sept. 11 to provide comprehensive air surveillance and defense for North America recently got even better. The Battle Control System-Fixed program reached a major milestone with the full deployment of Increment 3. The BCS-F, … [Read more...]
Army Teams Up With Intel to Make Training Virtually a Reality
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 29, 2013) -- The U.S. Army and Intel Corporation entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to collaborate and optimize research in virtual training environments. Intel researchers have been developing technologies to scale user interaction, and they intend to focus on technologies to scale realism and immersion. As platform technology … [Read more...]
Military Tuition Assistance Restored By Pentagon
WASHINGTON — Congress will force military officials to reinstate tuition assistance funding for the rest of the fiscal year after troops and veterans protested the end of the education benefit. On Wednesday, the Senate included the tuition assistance rules as part of their plan to fund federal programs through September. On Thursday, the House agreed with the proposal, … [Read more...]
TSA Expedites Airport Screening for Wounded Warriors
From a Transportation Security Administration News Release WASHINGTON, March 28, 2013 – The Transportation Security Administration now offers expedited airport screening to severely injured members of the armed forces. In addition to offering curb-to-gate service, TSA now allows wounded warriors to move through security checkpoints without having to remove shoes, light … [Read more...]