JANUARY 29, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) this week launched a study that could lead to breakthroughs in creating the next-generation of avatars, robots and other human surrogates for military training. The study is being carried out at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where a human surrogate will greet and interact with people … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
DoD Official Describes Transition Program Progress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2015 - The redesigned Transition Assistance Program gives separating service members a “unique set of capabilities” as they enter the civilian workforce, Susan Kelly, defense transition to veterans program office director, told a House Veterans Affairs Committee panel yesterday. In a review of the program before members of the economic … [Read more...]
Sailors Receive More Than $4 M in HDP-T Pay
JANURAY 29, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Hardship Duty Pay-Tempo (HDP-T) eligible Sailors have received $4.2 million in their paycheck as of Jan. 28, according to Navy officials. More than 5,500 Sailors from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) received the HDP-T pay in their December and January paychecks. The Sailors … [Read more...]
Air Force Risks Becoming Too Small to Succeed Under Sequestration
JANUARY 29, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further budget cuts will lead to low morale and declined readiness in the Air Force. “Pilots sitting in a squadron looking out at their … [Read more...]
Modern Veterans: What Methods of PTSD Treatment are Working?
January 28, 2015 - Years ago, there was no such thing as post-traumatic stress disorder. There is no doubt it existed then as it does today, however, the medical community had yet to recognize the disorder as a serious illness. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), PTSD was first recognized in 1980, when it was officially added to the American Psychiatric … [Read more...]