5/9/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Base identification card issuing offices will no longer be able to manually correct or update certain types of personnel information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, Air Force Personnel Center officials said May 9. DEERS is the system used to enroll Airmen and their eligible family members for … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Security Processes Accelerate Adoption of Commercial Devices
FORT MEADE, Md., May 9, 2013 – Approval last week of security technical implementation guides for BlackBerry and Samsung Knox devices means that Defense Department organizations will be able to use those devices in conjunction with a secure enterprise mobility environment. The May 2 release of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Samsung Knox STIG provisionally … [Read more...]
Sea Condition Policy Modified and in Effect May 1
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- New changes to the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Order 5101.1 were signed into effect May 1 following modifications that allow service members to enter the water during sea condition danger under certain circumstances. The changes in the policy allow personnel to enter the water for recreational daytime … [Read more...]
Army Lab Engineers Want ‘Smart Energy’ for Warfighters
ADELPHI, Md. (May 9, 2013) -- Troops in a tactical environment have unique challenges with efficient energy use that are uncommon to the rest of the fighting forces. One is that a Soldier positioned to stand guard at an outpost, or forward operating base, should not have to think about energy -- a distraction from the strategy and Soldier protection. In a recent panel … [Read more...]
SMA Thanks Veterans of ‘Greatest Generation’
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 8, 2013) -- The veterans of World War II "gave something of themselves to protect each and every one of us, to do what needed to be done -- the dirty work of war," said the Army's top enlisted Soldier. "And it is dirty work," he continued. "It's tough, it's demanding. You've got to reach inside of yourself and find that place where you're … [Read more...]