JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, November 06, 2013 (AFNS) - Federal employees with same-sex spouses are now provided the same Family and Medical Leave Act coverage as those with opposite-sex spouses, according to an Oct. 21 Office of Personnel Management memorandum. Following a June 26 Supreme Court decision finding Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Preserving Out-of-This-World Food
NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 5, 2013) - Getting enough vitamins in one's diet is tough enough on this planet. Consider the health of astronauts in extended spaceflight. The depletion of vitamins in astronauts' food during lengthier missions in outer space is one of the reasons NASA requires a five-year shelf life at 70 degrees Fahrenheit for stabilized foods. The Department of … [Read more...]
Sexual Assault ‘Trial’ Gives Airmen Real Life Perspective
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany, November 05, 2013 (AFNS) - It started off as a typical Friday night for many Airmen with their wallets full of money to burn, their stomachs ready to chug the best German beers and their minds ready to explore the undefined possibilities of "hooking up." But for two of them, their alcohol-fueled night would end in a shattered sense of trust, … [Read more...]
DIVTACS in the Hands of Junior Officers
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, November 04, 2013 (NNS) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) has completed multiple division tactics (DIVTACS) exercises during her current deployment in the Mediterranean. These exercises give junior officers on board a chance to learn a variety of skills, in an environment that they may not normally experience. DIVTACS … [Read more...]
Mission Command Technology Set for NIE Evaluation and Future Evolution
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Nov. 4, 2013) - One of the first technologies to transition acetate map information into a digitized format for information-sharing in Iraq and Afghanistan is now setting the stage for the Army's progression to simplified, web-based mission command capabilities. As part of the latest fielding requirements for Command Post of the Future, or … [Read more...]