WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 18, 2014) - A mechanical fly buzzing into an enemy operations center for surveillance may still be the stuff of science fiction, but perhaps not for long. Dr. Ron Polcawich and his team at the Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, in Adelphi, Maryland, have been pushing innovation in the area of tiny actuators and developed a pair of … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
ReEntry: A Look at the Navy’s Innovative Post-Deployment Reintegration Program
DECEMBER 18, 2014, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Often, Sailors think operational and post-deployment reintegration training only consists of long presentations and a monotone speaker naming recourses available to them. Some leaders saw the need for training that Sailors can relate to on a personal level, and that is exactly what happened Dec. 4. The Reintegration Training Workshop, led … [Read more...]
New Webpage Allows Vets With PTSD to Apply for Discharge Upgrade
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 18, 2014) - Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who were discharged under "other than honorable" conditions can apply on a new webpage to have their discharge upgraded if it was due to PTSD. The Army launched a webpage for the veterans to get information and ultimately enable them to apply for the change in status, said Col. … [Read more...]
Army to Launch Cruise Missile-Detecting Aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground
WHITE MARSH, Md. (Army News Service, Dec. 18, 2014) - Sometime early next week, the Army expects to launch the first of two tethered aerostats from a ground base here, just north of Baltimore. The aerostat, part of the "Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor" system, referred to as JLENS for short, is a nearly 250-foot blimp-like vehicle that will … [Read more...]
Air Force Seeks Enlisted Nurse Commissioning Program Applicants
DECEMBER 17, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Eligible active-duty enlisted Airmen interested in a nursing commission have until Feb. 27, to get career field functional manager approval and submit an" intent to apply" email to the Air Force Personnel Center, officials said today. The Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program offers members an opportunity to … [Read more...]