FORT HOOD, Texas (Feb. 19, 2014) - How do Soldiers train for and earn the coveted Army Air Assault badge? Enduring 10 days of fast-paced training may not seem so harsh to some, but under grueling weather conditions and long hours, trainees are pushed to their maximum potential -- physically and mentally. Fort Hood, known locally as "The Great Place," is home to one of the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Electronic Cigarette Use Increasing Among Airmen
Feb. 19, 2014, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) - Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for Air Force health care providers. The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled by the user. According to … [Read more...]
Complaint System Empowers Students and Strengthens Schools
February 18, 2014, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort - The Department of Defense launched a new postsecondary education complaint system to help protect tuition assistance and military spouse career advancement account users from educational institutions with unfair or deceptive practices, Feb. 6. The new system is based on an executive order by President Barack Obama, … [Read more...]
National Guard Skeleton Coach Tuffy Latour is ‘A Rock,’ Olympics Athlete Says
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (2/18/14) - Team USA Olympic skeleton coach Vermont Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Tuffy Latour helped coach Team USA's Noelle Pikus-Pace to an Olympic silver medal and Matt Antoine to a bronze at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Latour, 45, a four-time Olympic coach from Saranac Lake, N.Y., who is attached to the … [Read more...]
DOD Works with NBA to Improve Troops’ Transition Assistance
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18, 2014 - As the Defense Department looks for ways to ease the difficult process of transitioning from service member to civilian, it’s also seeking out companies in the private sector who can help lead the way in training and hiring veterans, said Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint … [Read more...]