March 28, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - In a press briefing at the Pentagon March 27, Air Force officials announced the findings from the Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., test compromise investigations, to include accountability actions and a way forward for the ICBM force. In January, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Global Strike Command commander Lt. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Obama: Freedom Will Triumph in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2014 - President Barack Obama appealed to logic and emotion to explain the American position on events in Ukraine and again laid out the case for Russia to disengage and rescind its annexation of Crimea. The president spoke yesterday at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels after meetings with NATO and European Union officials. Obama said Europe … [Read more...]
More Than a Feeling: ONR Investigates ‘Spidey Sense’ for Sailors and Marines
March 27, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - Hunches are 50-50 propositions, but Navy researchers want to know if those facing the unexpected in the heat of battle can be trained to guess right more often than not, according to a new research effort announced today. In February, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) hosted leading experts in neural, cognitive and behavioral science … [Read more...]
G-1 Testifies: Army Must Balance Quality of Life, Readiness, Modernization
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 27, 2014) - The Army G-1 told members of the House Armed Services Committee that with sequestration will come a slowdown in Soldier compensation and benefits in order to maintain readiness and modernization. While Lt. Gen. Howard K. Bromberg said he doesn't want to see that happen, he testified Tuesday, to the House Armed Services … [Read more...]
Sesame Street Friends Help Military Children Move
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., March 27, 2014 - Children in military families move six to nine times between kindergarten and high school, and a mobile app launched in December can help them cope with leaving a familiar place for the unknown. The Big Moving Adventure app lets children create a Muppet friend to help them through the moving process. Developed for the … [Read more...]