MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS, 9/12/2013) - The Career Management System Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) application phase started Sept. 11, and is scheduled to remain open through Sept. 19 for active duty and Full-Time Support Sailors in their orders-negotiation window, officials said Sept. 12. Enlisted Sailors use CMS-ID to review and apply for permanent change-of-station (PCS) … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Army Gives Green Light for Procurement of 3rd Stryker Double-V Hull Brigade
WARREN, Mich. (September 12, 2013) - The Project Manager for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team received the approval from the Army Acquisition Executive to begin the procurement of a 3rd brigade of Stryker Double V-Hull vehicles. The Army currently has nine Stryker Brigade Combat Teams with the traditional flat-bottom hull, and two with the newer Double V-Hull, or DVH, design. … [Read more...]
Ospreys Make Longest Pacific Flight to Date
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, September 12, 2013 - Two MV-22B Ospreys completed the longest distance Osprey tanking mission to date in the Pacific region Aug. 2-5, beginning from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and ending in Townsville, Australia. The aircrews conducted aerial refueling operations during tanking missions to extend their flight range, reducing the number … [Read more...]
Intrepid Opens First of 9 ‘Spirit’ Treatment Centers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 12, 2013) - Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that happened 12 years ago, more than 2.5 million U.S. troops have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and over that same period, more than 260,000 service members have been diagnosed with the invisible wounds of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress as a result of combat-related … [Read more...]
‘HEaDS-UP’ at Natick for Better Helmets
NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 11, 2013) - In their quest for better helmet technologies to keep Soldiers and Marines safe on the battlefield, researchers at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here are making a "HEaDS-UP" play. Helmet Electronics and Display System-Upgradeable Protection, or HEaDS-UP, has been a four-year effort at Natick to provide mounted … [Read more...]