GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Nov. 19, 2014) - Active duty members of the Army, Air Force or Navy making dollar-amount Roth contributions to a Thrift Savings Plan account should know that these deductions will stop on Jan. 31, unless action is taken. "The Roth [Thrift Savings Plan] contributions are going from a dollar figure to a percentage of pay," said Kent Thompson, Financial … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Navy Photo Archives Storage Improvement Phase Completed
NOVEMBER 19, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) recently completed the second phase of renovations to its extensive photo archives NHHC Officials announced Nov. 13. This part of the renovation included extensive storage improvement and shelving replacement for the archives' special and donated collections, and is part of a multi-phased effort … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Recipient Says He’s ‘No Hero’
NOVEMBER 19, 2014, SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Army News Service, Nov. 19, 2014) - Former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, who in 2010 became the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, says he is not a hero. "It makes me feel awkward. I struggled with it for a long time," Giunta said about being called a hero. Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor for … [Read more...]
Academy Releases Non-Rated Career Field Selections
NOVEMBER 19, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - The Air Force Academy's Manpower and Personnel Directorate released statistics Nov. 18 on cadets selected by the Air Force Personnel Center for non-rated Air Force careers. Of the 453 Air Force Academy cadets classified into non-rated career fields, which are career fields not directly related to flying aircraft, … [Read more...]
Soldiers of the Future Will Generate Their Own Power
NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 18, 2014) - Wearable technologies may provide U.S. Soldiers with on-the-move, portable energy and reduce the weight of gear they carry into combat. Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, here, are developing Soldier-borne energy-harvesting technologies. During the Maneuver Fires Integration Experiment, … [Read more...]