August 19, 2014, FORT MEADE, Md. (NNS) - U.S. Cyber Command continues to expand its capabilities and capacity, Navy Adm. Mike Rogers said Aug. 14. The Cybercom commander was speaking during an interview at the NSA headquarters building here. Rogers is also director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service. "The decision to create [Cybercom] … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
U.S. Range Clearance Effort in Afghanistan Led by Huntsville Center Team
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 18, 2014) - With U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan for more than 12 years -- from a few thousand in 2001, to a peak of about 100,000 troops in 2011 -- a number of ranges were established across the country for training on everything from small arms to artillery. Cleaning up those ranges and returning the land to the Afghan people in a usable … [Read more...]
Service Members Receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey
August 18, 2014, FORT MEADE, Md. - About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said. Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. “The survey is unprecedented in its scale … [Read more...]
Wargame to Examine the Fall of a ‘Megacity’
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (Aug. 18, 2014) - It's 2035, and a city of more than 10 million people is in a state of crisis plagued by insurgency, internal corruption and struck by a natural disaster in the form of a major flood. The challenges, opportunities and potential approaches for the U.S. Army to conduct operations in such a complex environment will be the focus of the Deep … [Read more...]
Relocation Readiness Revamps Resilience Programs
WIESBADEN, Germany, August 18, 2014 - The first things you notice when you walk into Sara Clow's office are the mounted photographs of German scenes on the wall - close-up of a Riesling vine and a scenic overview of Rüdesheim. The scene is characteristic of her philosophy behind the Army Community Services' Relocation Readiness program, which she manages: Enjoy your host … [Read more...]