PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (June 12, 2014) - As engineers design new weapons or modify existing ones, reducing time and money on development can be critical in providing Soldiers with improved weapons without undue delay. A new sight may be planned for the M4 rifle, but how well does a prototype design work, and where would be the best place to mount it for the best accuracy … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
AF Test Pilot School Applications Due in June
June 12, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The 2014 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, or TSP, selection board will convene here Aug. 5-8 to consider candidates for July 2015 and January 2016 classes, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Applications must reach Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Air, Space and Information Operations by June 23, … [Read more...]
Natick Steps It Up For Homeless Veterans
NATICK, Mass. (June 11, 2014) - About four years ago, Sarah Ross was walking through downtown Boston on a sightseeing trip with her mother. The Army veteran didn't like what she saw all around her. "There were veterans everywhere on the streets with signs, and it made me really upset," said Ross, recalling how they lacked warm clothing to ward off the chill on that November … [Read more...]
Army Develops First-of-Its Kind Phase-Coherent Fiber Laser Array System
ADELPHI, Md. (June 11, 2014) - The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Computational and Information Science Directorate's Intelligent Optics Team, and partners, recently developed, engineered, demonstrated and delivered the world's first known working Adaptive Phase Coherent Fiber Laser Array system, which will better enable Soldiers' directed energy weapons and laser … [Read more...]
From an Undesignated Rate to a Designated Future
June 11, 2014, WATERS NEAR OKINAWA (NNS) - Recruits new to the Navy have the option to select many different rates, but some choose to join undesignated, making them a seaman, fireman or airman. Joining the Navy without a rate gives those Sailors an opportunity to explore career options and find what best suits them while in the fleet. Seaman Devon Santos, from New Bedford, … [Read more...]