NORCO, Calif. (NNS, 8/9/2013) - The Navy's submarine force has a new, patent-pending tool allowing it to maintain its fiber optic systems like never before - a new capability powered by an invention from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division, its top officer announced Aug. 8. The innovation lets the Navy compare fiber optic power test meters throughout … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
Army Engineers Bring ‘Power, Energy and Cyber’ to Students
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Aug. 9, 2013) - Army engineers provided high school students a look into the science-related career paths available to them through advanced classroom instruction and hands-on experiments as part of an expanded Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science program, known as GEMS, here, July 15-26. U.S. Army Research, Development and … [Read more...]
Veterans May Get 1 Year of Retroactive Benefits with ‘Fully Developed Claims’
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 98, 2013) - Veterans filing an original "fully developed claim" for service-connected disability compensation may now be entitled to up to one year of retroactive disability benefits. The retroactive benefits, in effect Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015, are the result of a comprehensive legislative package passed by Congress and signed … [Read more...]
Changes to BE WELL Mean More Choices for Airmen
WASHINGTON (AFNS, 08/08/2013) - The BE WELL program, an Air Force-wide program designed to provide Airmen and Air Force leaders with resources to optimize fitness and health, now offers more choices and increased flexibility, thanks to a revamp that went into effect July 1. The Balanced Eating, Work Out Effectively, Living Longer, or BE WELL program, was redesigned based on … [Read more...]
Deadline Nears for Completing SNCOA Course
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS, 08/08/2013) - Students enrolled in Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Course 14 Version 5 have until the end of September to complete the course or they will be automatically disenrolled and will have to complete the new version of the course. Airmen who haven’t completed version 5 by Sept. 30 will not receive credit for the … [Read more...]