WASHINGTON, January 20, 2014 (AFNS) - Dr. Bill LaPlante testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 16 during his nomination hearing to be the next assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. “I’ve spent over 28 years around systems technologies, acquisition programs; touching all aspects of those programs for all services,” he said. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
DOD to Preserve Historic Images
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2014 - The Defense Imagery Management Operations Center recently signed a $5 million agreement to digitize, store and provide access to hundreds of thousands of historical images. DIMOC is the Defense Department’s central repository for visual imagery. It exists to preserve visual records first for the DOD, and then for other agencies and … [Read more...]
Everett Sailors Honor MLK Legacy through Community Service
MARYSVILLE, Wash., January 20, 2014 (NNS) - Sailors stationed on Naval Station Everett (NSE) commemorated the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday by volunteering for a "Day of Service" Jan. 17. In order to honor King's legacy of service to community, 15 Sailors volunteered their time serving at the Marysville Community Food Bank. "We just wanted to get out here and show … [Read more...]
Disaster Psychiatry Emerges as DOD Field of Study
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2014 - At the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, experts in the emotional toll of disasters help the Defense Department, government agencies and first responders worldwide understand how best to help communities struck by terrorist attacks, mass casualties and natural disasters. The center is part of the psychiatry department at the Uniformed … [Read more...]
CHIEFchat: CMSAF Talks About Force Management, EPRs
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., January 17, 2014 (AFNS) - Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addressed upcoming changes to enlisted performance reports and effects of force management during his 2nd worldwide CHIEFchat at Defense Media Activity here Jan. 9. CHIEFchat is a recurring initiative, designed to give Airmen around the world a direct connection to the … [Read more...]