NOVEMBER 25, 2014 - There are a lot of factors that go into deciding to purchase a home for anyone. The factors affecting this decision is even more complicated for military buyers. Here are some of the considerations that military families should talk over as they are deciding whether buying makes more sense than renting. Point-It isn’t an investment Unless you are … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Researchers Test Insect-Inspired Robots
ADELPHI, Md. (Nov. 24, 2014) - Army researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park. Dr. Joseph Conroy, an electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, part of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, works with robotic systems that can navigate by leveraging visual sensing inspired by … [Read more...]
Scientists Turn Handheld JCAD Into a Dual-Use Chemical and Explosives Detector
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Army News Service, Nov. 24, 2014) - Scientists at the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center here, proved it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks by adding the ability to detect explosive materials to the Joint Chemical Agent Detector. The original JCAD was developed and fielded to U.S. Forces nearly 25 years ago, to serve as a … [Read more...]
Deadline Extended for Confidential Health-Behavior Survey
November 24, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - About 140,000 service members who have been chosen at random from the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve have received an email alert to link them to the Health Related Behavior Survey for the Reserve Component, or HRBS-RC. Although the survey invitation and link … [Read more...]
Sequestration Not Only Elephant in Room, Say Budget Chiefs
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 24, 2014) - The likelihood of more continuing resolutions is really bad for the Army, said Maj. Gen. Thomas Horlander, director of the Army Budget. CRs, as they're called, occur when lawmakers fail to pass a budget and spending levels are kept at previous budget levels. CRs result in a lot of uncertainty for planners, he said. As a result, … [Read more...]