WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug, 6 2014) - Army researchers are working on developing vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus, as well as combating the spread of the virus and caring for those who are infected. The virus has recently killed more than 800 in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. One of these researchers is Dr. Randal J. Schoepp, a diagnostics specialist and chief … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Senior DoD Voting Official Offers Absentee Voting Tips
August 6, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Defense Department's top voting official provided absentee voting tips Aug. 5 and re-emphasized the importance of registering, requesting ballots and voting early in the process. "The most important thing to remember when dealing with absentee voting is to start the process early," Matt Boehmer, director of the Federal Voting Assistance … [Read more...]
Air Force Tests New Chief Master Sergeant EPR Form
August 6, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Air Force leaders will test the newly developed AF Form 912, Enlisted Performance Report (CMSgt), during the calendar year 2014 Regular Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Screening Board, which convenes at the Pentagon in September, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Development of a chief master … [Read more...]
Gen. Grass, Education Secretary Advise Creating Better Higher-Learning Standards
August 06, 2014, WASHINGTON - Creating better education standards is key to preparing military children for college and future careers, the U.S. government’s top education official and the National Guard Bureau’s chief said July 30. “We want to empower young people to choose what they want to do, what they love and what they’re best at,” … [Read more...]
Army Hackers Attack, Protect Army Network in Preparation for Network Integration Evaluation
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (August 5, 2014) - As new technologies are introduced into the Army's network, they are evaluated during semi-annual, Soldier-driven operational exercises in the mountains and desert of Fort Bliss, Texas, and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Though the Soldier-executed test is the focus of these Network Integration Evaluations, know as … [Read more...]