http://www.militaryspot.com/news/index/ en aerynb@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T20:02:16+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/navy-installations-plan-reduction-in-force/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/navy-installations-plan-reduction-in-force/ WASHINGTON (NNS 6/19/2013) -- Commander, Navy Installations Command announced today a plan to conduct a Reduction in Force action in fiscal year 2013 that will be completed in 2014.

Over the course of the next seven months, CNIC will eliminate 745 civilian positions throughout its shore enterprise in seven Navy Regions across 20 states, the District of Columbia, the Island of Guam, and…]]> Navy, News 2013-06-19T19:02:16+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/navy-implementation-plan-approved-more-positions-open-for-women/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/navy-implementation-plan-approved-more-positions-open-for-women/ WASHINGTON (NNS 6/19/2013) -- The Navy is moving forward to open all positions previously closed to the assignment of women, continuing in the Department of Defense's rescission of 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule.

Navy's implementation plan, submitted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and acknowledged by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel,…]]> Navy, News 2013-06-19T19:01:55+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/obama-calls-for-further-cuts-in-nuclear-arms/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/obama-calls-for-further-cuts-in-nuclear-arms/ WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – President Barack Obama today announced his intention to seek deeper cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, provided Russia is willing to negotiate similar reductions.

In an address before several thousand people at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, Obama said a comprehensive review has determined America can ensure its own safety and that of its allies by reducing…]]> News 2013-06-19T18:52:08+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/army-tests-lethality-against-moving-targets-with-new-software-model/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/army-tests-lethality-against-moving-targets-with-new-software-model/ ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 18, 2013) -- Military analysts now have a tool that brings together unprecedented modeling and simulation features to help them better choose, or build weapons to overpower future threats.

Such features allow military researchers to analyze, for example, how a grenade, artillery round or any other weapon performs -- or falls short -- against moving targets…]]> Army, News 2013-06-19T18:34:21+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/nuclear-weapons-employment-strategy-of-the-united-states/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/nuclear-weapons-employment-strategy-of-the-united-states/ 6/19/2013 - Today, the President announced new guidance that aligns U.S. nuclear policies to the 21st century security environment. This is the latest in a series of concrete steps the President has made to advance his Prague agenda and the long-term goal of achieving the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.

Following the release of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)…]]> News 2013-06-19T13:43:48+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/above-the-drone-satellite-technology-and-the-military/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/above-the-drone-satellite-technology-and-the-military/ Satellites have long been closely associated with the military. We're taking a look at this connection and how it has grown recently. It may quite accurately be said that into the dreams of scientists, the heavy tread of military boots soon follows.

Throughout a range of scientific disciplines, from physics to meteorology, military funding is often the prime driver behind scientific innovations…]]> News 2013-06-19T13:04:56+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/wireless-spectrum-essential-to-defense-operations/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/wireless-spectrum-essential-to-defense-operations/ WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – The Defense Department depends on the wireless spectrum for nearly all of its activities, the DOD chief information officer said here today.
Essentially, everything at the Defense Department is connected to the network, Teri Takai told attendees at a Washington Post forum.

In an effort to ensure commanders are fully informed of activities in and…]]> News 2013-06-19T12:57:10+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/officials-battle-obesity-tobacco-with-healthy-base-initiative/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/officials-battle-obesity-tobacco-with-healthy-base-initiative/ WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – The Defense Department has teamed with the White House, industry, medical communities and installation leaders to assess obesity and tobacco programs for the total workforce, a Pentagon official said here today.

Starting in July, DOD officials will evaluate 13 installations to gauge their implementation of the Healthy Base Initiative, said Charles E. Milam,…]]> News 2013-06-19T12:52:34+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/new-technology-in-place-for-electronic-submission-of-veterans-disability-cl/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/new-technology-in-place-for-electronic-submission-of-veterans-disability-cl/ WASHINGTON, 6/18/2013 – A new online application from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables disability compensation claims to be processed faster in a more end-to-end electronic environment, and VA is urging Veterans and their Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives to make full use of its capabilities to receive speedier decisions and reduce the backlog of claims.
…]]> Education, VA, News 2013-06-18T19:56:39+00:00 http://www.militaryspot.com/news/group-visited-guantanamo-says-obama-must-keep-gitmo-open/ http://www.militaryspot.com/news/group-visited-guantanamo-says-obama-must-keep-gitmo-open/ 6/18/2013 - Sacramento, Calif. – Move America Forward (MAF) the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization, criticized President Obama’s decision to hire high-powered K street lawyer Clifford Sloan to renew the President’s efforts to close Guantanamo Bay, citing numerous failed attempts and security challenges.

“President Obama has made closing Guantanamo…]]> News 2013-06-18T18:12:19+00:00