SAN DIEGO, June 25, 2014 - Twenty-three nations, 47 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, maritime exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Munitions Disposal Priority for Huntsville Center as U.S. Units Depart Afghanistan
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (June 24, 2014) - As U.S. units prepare to depart Afghanistan, military leaders must determine whether to send their excess munitions home or if it is safer and/or more cost effective to destroy them in country. The Joint Munitions Disposal-Afghanistan, or JMD-A, team from the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, supports those units by … [Read more...]
Obama to Award Medal of Honor to Former Soldier
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014 - President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor on July 21 to former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts for conspicuous gallantry in Afghanistan, White House officials announced today. Pitts will receive the Medal of Honor at the White House for his courageous actions while serving as a forward observer with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd … [Read more...]
Army Looking for New Ways to Provide Training and Education Materials
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (June 24, 2014) - Mobile devices have created new opportunities for the Army to deliver training and education materials to Soldiers around the world. Now the Army is looking for ways to harness technology to make these materials more accessible. The use of mobile devices for distributed learning was a topic of discussion at the Training and Education 2025 … [Read more...]
Guard Instrumental in Bridging Gap Between DoD, VA Through Medical Case File Evaluation Process
June 24, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior leaders within the Army National Guard’s Office of the Chief Surgeon said the Army Guard has taken one of several significant steps toward streamlining the transfer of information in a Soldier’s medical file between the individual, the National Guard, Department of Defense and Department of Veterans … [Read more...]