August 13, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - Even as the U.S. Air Force Academy has reduced the number of majors it offers recently, it has instituted a new program aimed at helping the Air Force fly, fight and win in cyberspace. The computer network security major touches on topics designed to help cadets understand what the cyberspace domain is and how the Air … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
VA Announces New Grants to Help End Veterans Homelessness
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August 12, 2014, WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald today announced the award of approximately $300 million in grants that will help approximately 115,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families. The grants will be distributed to 301 community agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Under … [Read more...]
Synthetic Bones May Help in Search for Shock Wave Defense
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Aug. 12, 2014) - Shock waves from battlefield explosions are invisible threats for U.S. Soldiers and their top-of-the-line combat helmets, but with new studies in synthetic human physiology, researchers are learning how to lessen blast wave effects on the brain. Exactly how, and to what degree, these waves cause brain damage is what the U.S. … [Read more...]
Vice Chief: Never Forget Where We Put Our Soldiers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug, 12, 2014) - "We still have Soldiers and families we need to continue to care for ... We can never ever forget where we put our Soldiers every single day," said Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John F. Campbell, meaning Soldiers in harm's way and the wounded. Special thoughts are also needed for the families of those who didn't return, … [Read more...]
Air Force Implements Static EPR Closeout Dates and Eliminates Change of Reporting
August 12, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The first in a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced July 31 will include implementation of static enlisted performance report closeout dates, or SCOD, for each grade and elimination of change of reporting official EPRs. Evaluation system changes are focused on … [Read more...]