By Danny Webb 82nd Training Web Public Affairs 7/19/2012 - SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- The main fire station has received a new weapon in their arsenal, the P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV), which is the newest addition to the Air Force crash response fleet. The RIV is the first vehicle in the Air Force to use new ultra high pressure fire fighting technology … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Afghan Forces Graduate 19 Advance Administrators Under Marine Tutelage
July 19, 2012 By Master Sgt. Grady Fontana, 1st Marine Division CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — After more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, the Afghan National Security Forces have gained a certain proficiency in war fighting unlike any they have ever experienced in past years. As they’ve developed their tactics, techniques and procedures in … [Read more...]
Army, NFL Collaborate on Traumatic Brain Injury Helmet Sensors
July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The National Football League now wants to put into the helmets of its players the same type of sensors used by the Army to evaluate concussive events that could lead to traumatic brain injury. The Army is working with the National Football League, or NFL, to help the league develop ways to protect football players from traumatic … [Read more...]
AF Gets New Weapon in Firefighting Arsenal
July 19, 2012 by Danny Webb 82nd Training Web Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- The main fire station has received a new weapon in their arsenal, the P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV), which is the newest addition to the Air Force crash response fleet. The RIV is the first vehicle in the Air Force to use new ultra high pressure fire fighting … [Read more...]
VA Improves Online Access to Benefits Information
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that 1.67 million Veterans and Servicemembers have registered for the secure, joint VA-Department of Defense (DoD), self-service web portal, eBenefits, which provides online information and access to a wide variety of military and Veteran benefits resources. “We know that 3 out of 4 … [Read more...]