CAMP DENALI, Alaska (1/14/14) - With his rifle strapped to his back, Staff Sgt. Jamie Haines, 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, took off with speed and determination, knowing the rough terrain ahead would require physical and mental strength. Quickly, the elements began to wear down his body and increase his heart rate. He reminded himself to focus on the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Changes to Enlisted Separation Policy Aim to Provide Soldiers Options
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 14, 2014) - The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program and Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program have some important changes that took effect Jan. 1. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program is designed for Soldiers who have employment offers and want to separate prior to the expiration of their … [Read more...]
Medical Fellowship Program Seeks to Reduce Battlefield Deaths
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2014 - A physician who was an Army Special Forces combat medic has designed a fellowship program that he hopes will improve the survival chances of battlefield casualties. The aim of the Military Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program is to train physicians for the challenges of pre-hospital care on the battlefield, in … [Read more...]
USS Rentz Intercepts 313 Kilograms of Cocaine Worth More Than $10 Million
USS RENTZ, At Sea, January 13, 2014 (NNS) - The frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46), Helicopter Squadron Anti-Submarine Warfare Light 49 Detachment 5, and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) personnel disrupted approximately 313 kilograms of cocaine while conducting counter drug trafficking operations in December in the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR). The … [Read more...]
National Guard Teams Working Together in West Virginia Water Crisis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (1/13/14) - Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, along with members from four Civil Support Teams (West Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee and the District of Columbia) have been working around the clock drawing water samples from across the Kanawha Valley … [Read more...]