August 20, 2013 - Marine Corps Systems Command has made it easier for Marines to tell the bad guys from the good guys. Within six months after receiving an Urgent Statement of Need, MCSC’s Force Protection Systems team, under Marine Air-Ground Task Force Command, Control and Communications, also called MC3, coordinated with the Army to field the Biometric Enrollment and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
New All Hands Magazine Digital Archive Launched
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (NNS) -- All Hands Magazine launched the new digital archive of print editions Aug. 19. All Hands has been the official magazine of the U.S. Navy since 1922, highlighting news and topics important to Sailors and their families. It was brought back as an online magazine at www.ah.mil in February, and the new archive design offers 89 years of an … [Read more...]
Airmen Asked to Participate in DOD Anti-Tobacco Video Competition
WASHINGTON (AFMS, 08/20/2013) - The Department of Defense, Health Affairs, has recently announced a new counter-marketing video competition that aims to target tobacco as an enemy of the military that degrades service members' health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition entitled, "Fight the Enemy," will run until Oct. 15 and is open to all … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Chief Proposes Private-Public Partnerships
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (Aug. 20, 2013) - Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, outlined priorities and the way ahead during the Army Reserve Senior Leader Forum here, yesterday. Talley said one of his top priorities is a new private-public partnership to help Army Reserve Soldiers learn valuable skills that correlate to trade professions in the … [Read more...]
New ASVAB Pre-Test Available for Applicants
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS, 08/20/2013) - Thanks to a new program, applicants who hope to join the Air Force can now take the Armed Services Aptitude Battery pretest from any computer with internet access. The Pre-screening, internet-delivered Computer Adaptive Test (PiCAT) is an unproctored version of the full ASVAB that currently provides recruiters with … [Read more...]