WASHINGTON, July 23, 2013 - Opening his address today to the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention with a tribute to Korean War veterans, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called on the nation’s 22 million veterans to become partners in helping the Defense Department work through “historic transition and change.” Every major conflict in U.S. history has … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Army Adopts Stronger and Lighter Composite Materials
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 22, 2013) - In the future, Army aircraft may be made of all composite materials, and the Prototype Integration Facility Advanced Composites Laboratory is ready. Part of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center's, or AMRDEC's, Engineering Directorate, the Prototype Integration Facility's, PIF's, Advanced Composites Lab … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Order 3070.2A
Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. - All Marines will be required to take one operational security class every calendar year, according to new Marine Corps order 3070.2A implemented on July 2, 2013. Marines can find the OPSEC course on Marinenet by searching for the course code OPSECUS001. The class takes a minimum amount of one hour to complete, and Marine’s are required … [Read more...]
Student Scientists Go ‘Inside the NFL’
LEESBURG, Va. (July 22, 2013) - The excitement of the eCYBERMISSION STEM competition has died down and the student scientist teams have all gone back home, but some teams are still getting a lot of attention. The Falcons of Skyview Middle School in Leominster, Mass., won the sixth-grade competition with a project that explored helmets and concussions. The project has … [Read more...]
DOD Girds for More Budget Reductions
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2013 - Ten days after unpaid furloughs began nationwide for many DOD civilian employees as a measure to meet sequester cuts, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday the department is planning for similar budget cuts that may continue into fiscal year 2014 and perhaps beyond. Carter spoke with David Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for … [Read more...]