WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2014 (NNS) - The Naval War College Library in Newport, R.I. will publicly unveil online the 4,000-page "Gray Book" collection of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz communications that started in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack and ran right up until the closing days of the war. The event will be held Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The event, held on … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Staff Sgt. PME Requirements Change
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20, 2014 - Marine administrative message 040/14 announced the switch from the Career Course MCI (MCI series 8100) to the newly-released Career Course Distance Education Program on MarineNet. As of March 1, 2014, MCI series 8100 will be discontinued, and Marines will no longer be able to enroll. If a Marine is already enrolled in the Career Course MCI, they … [Read more...]
AF Announces Change to Reduction in Force Board Schedule
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2014 (AFNS) - Air Force leaders announced a change Feb. 20 to the officer reduction in force board, or RIF, originally scheduled to convene June 16 at the Air Force Personnel Center. Air Force officials are adjusting the timing of the board until later in calendar year 2014 due to legal limitations governing RIF boards. The delay is necessary for the … [Read more...]
Item Unique Identification Sets Stage for Greater Accountability
February 19, 2014, MCSC Corporate Communications - At the foot of relics of past conflicts, Marine Corps officials placed an item unique identification marking on an M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher, the 1 millionth piece of equipment to carry an IUID designation in the last two and a half years. The ceremony took place Feb. 18 among the historical displays at the National … [Read more...]
Next-Generation Mobility Solutions Beginning
Feb. 20, 2014, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- The initial rollout of modernized commercial mobile technologies, or CMT, has begun across the Air Force. The rollout will focus on BlackBerry replacement and executive users while the distribution process will be focused on enabling approximately 5,000 iOS devices. Major commands will be allowed to provision an … [Read more...]