July 8, 2011 By U.S. Army FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 7, 2011 -- The Army Training Network will use new online training materials that focus on brigade counterinsurgency, cultural sensitivity, and concussions and traumatic brain injuries to prepare units and Soldiers for deployment to Afghanistan. ATN, a one-stop Army training center, is available to anyone with an Army … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Realistic Combat-Like Scenarios Put Gear to Test
July 8, 2011 By Kris Osborn, ASA(ALT) WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M.,-- Standing attentively inside a tactical operations center, Sgt. David Johnson was able to pinpoint the location of an enemy sniper team and share real-time, combat-relevant intelligence across the force using networking gear now being evaluated. The gear is being field tested during the Army's ongoing … [Read more...]
Spouse Employment Program MSEP, Expands to All Services
July 8, 2011 By Megan Neunan WASHINGTON- -- The Army Spouse Employment Partnership was expanded last week by the Department of Defense and opened its resources to all military services and the U.S. Coast Guard, and to both active and Reserve components. The new Military Spouse Employment Partnership, or MSEP, welcomed 15 more partner companies and a new website at … [Read more...]
Statement by the President on the Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis
Today, Americans across the country watched with pride as four of our fellow citizens blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and America reached for the heavens once more. Behind Atlantis and her crew of brave astronauts stand thousands of dedicated workers who have poured their hearts and souls into America's Space Shuttle program over the … [Read more...]
President Considers Tax Credit to Hire Veterans
By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 -- A tax credit for companies that hire military veterans could be the next step in helping the acutely underemployed group, President Barack Obama suggested yesterday in his Twitter town hall meeting. The president addressed many economic issues surrounding his theme of how to reduce the federal … [Read more...]