WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 28, 2013) - Despite budget cuts, furloughs, sequestration, continuing resolutions, ongoing changes in force structure, and a government shutdown, both the Army and Marine Corps are committed to buying the same amount of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles they initially set out to purchase. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV, is designed … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
How to Improve Your Career Goals While Enlisted in the Military
Although soldiers and sailors already get room and board along with a paycheck, they can take even more steps to secure their financial and career future while enlisted. How can a serviceman or woman financially capitalize on their time in the military? Start Networking In the military, you're exposed to thousands of fellow recruits during training. You develop close ties … [Read more...]
Army Researcher Looks for Cold Facts
NATICK, Mass. (October 28, 2013) - Maj. David DeGroot, Ph.D., went looking for the cold facts, and after years of study, he may have them. Now the field investigation team leader for the Injury Prevention Program, Army Institute of Public Health, U.S. Army Public Health Command in Aberdeen, Md., DeGroot actually began his quest to discover why the human body cools down … [Read more...]
National Guard Units From Four States Pitching in to Fix Colorado Roads
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (10/28/13) - National Guard members from four states are continuing to support the Colorado Department of Transportation in repairing a 25-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons, Colo., and Estes Park, Colo. Approximately 200 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers or -Airmen are working on the project at any given time. Because of the large scope of the … [Read more...]
New Inspection System Offers Airmen ‘Direct Line’ to Pentagon
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., October 25, 2013 (AFNS) - In what officials call a successful first-of-its-kind event, Air Mobility Command inspectors launched the command's implementation of the new Air Force Inspection System at Little Rock AFB, Ark., the last week of September. Part of that new system included the chance for Airmen and family members to confidentially pass … [Read more...]