WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 20, 2014) - Soldiers from a brigade combat team are at a combat training site doing a routine live-fire exercise. Well, maybe not so routine. Suddenly enemy jets pop out of the clouds streaking toward them. The Soldiers scramble for cover as missiles rain down. They hear the explosions from the missiles impacting all around them, see the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Meals, Cold Weather Service Marines, Ready to Eat
March 20, 2014, ELVEGAARDSMOEN, Norway - When Marines in the field are hungry, they turn to brown packages with snacks and dehydrated entrees inside. Meals, Ready to Eat have been staples of field life in the military since they replaced Meals, Combat Issue in 1981. For service members in cold environments, however, regular MREs aren’t enough. MREs can only withstand … [Read more...]
NSE Host 2014 Surface Force Women’s Waterfront Symposium
March 20, 2014, EVERETT, Wash. (NNS) - Naval Station Everett hosted the 2014 Everett Surface Force Women's Waterfront Symposium, presented by Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, for Sailors stationed in the Pacific Northwest, March 19. The symposium included a speech by Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar, commander, Navy Region Northwest, presentations by the Bureau of … [Read more...]
Airmen Must Revalidate Dependents
March 20, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts. This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen’s basic allowance for housing entitlements, ensuring every dollar of … [Read more...]
International Confidence and Security Building Above Arctic Circle
March 19, 2014, BARDUFUSS, Norway - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has existed since 1975 and developed the Vienna Document, one of many, which requires participating international States to share information on their military forces, equipment and defense planning to maintain international confidence and trust. One way this happens is through … [Read more...]