April 03, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy has opened a voluntary online survey to all female enlisted Sailors to understand the level of interest among women to serve aboard submarines. A Navy task force was formed last summer to develop options for integrating enlisted women into the submarine force. The survey results will be used to help guide ongoing planning … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Gunman Kills 3 Fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood, Takes Own Life
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014 - A soldier killed three fellow soldiers and wounded 16 more before killing himself at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said. There is no evidence that the incident is related to terrorism, said Army Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley, the commander of 3rd Corps and Fort Hood. “We are not ruling anything out, and the investigation continues,” the … [Read more...]
Sustaining the Institution: Marine Corps Foundations for the Foundation of the Marine Corps
NORFOLK, Virginia (April 3, 2014) - Lance corporals from across the Hampton Roads area partook in a unique opportunity to participate in the beta test for the new and developing Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar at U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) from 17 to 21 March. The seminar is a professional military education (PME) program founded on Marine … [Read more...]
DOD Salutes Children During Military Child Month
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014 - The Defense Department believes military children serve their country alongside their service member parents, DOD’s director of the office of family policy/children and youth said. When military children serve, they do so by making sacrifices when parents are deployed, through frequent moves, starting new schools and making new friends on a … [Read more...]
How to Select a Tactical Knife
Different ways on how to pick the most suitable tactical knife for different purposes. … [Read more...]