March 27, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James today provided a congressional panel with an overview of her top priorities for the Air Force. Joined by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, James laid out the framework for her three top priorities for the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee. “Those three … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
New Instructional Methods Challenge Students to Become Critical Thinkers
FORT LEE, Va. (March 27, 2014) - The change could be likened to the uproar generated more than a decade ago by mere talk of replacing the Army's black combat boot, an old standby that held a ton of tradition for generations of Soldiers. There was a hefty amount of opposition against replacing it, but necessity ushered in a better boot and the old footwear took its place in … [Read more...]
50 Years Ago, Alaska Quake Became Early Model for Joint Disaster Response
March 27, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake erupted 80 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, in Prince William Sound. The quake triggered action by the Alaska Army National Guard, which had just finished annual training at Fort Richardson, adjacent to Anchorage. The Good Friday quake was the most severe seismic event in U.S. history … [Read more...]
Natick Study Examines Effects of Stress on Soldiers’ Immune Systems, Cognitive Ability
March 26, 2014, NATICK, Mass. - Training and operations can put such tremendous physical and psychological stresses on warfighters that their immune systems may be compromised. A study being conducted by the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, or USARIEM, at Natick Soldier Systems Center here, will examine how sleep restriction -- the stressor -- affects … [Read more...]
Early Retirement Benefits Offered to Active-Reserve Staff Sergeants During FY-15
March 26, 2014, NEW ORLEANS - Marine administrative message 138/14 announced that within fiscal year 2015, the Marine Corps is authorized to offer voluntary retirement at a reduced monthly retainer-pay rate to Reserve-component staff sergeants. The Marine Corps Active Reserve Enlisted Temporary Early Retirement Authority Program gives early retirement benefits that … [Read more...]