DECEMBER 17, 2014, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) - The men and women from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Yokota Air Base, Japan, dropped its last bundle of joy Dec. 13, to the Micronesian Islands as Operation Christmas Drop came to an end just in time for the holiday season. What started as a small crew packing what they could in a small canister and dropping it … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Redbox Gives Gift of Entertainment to Military Families, and to ConsumersNationwide
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., December 17, 2014 - Redbox, America’s destination for new-release entertainment, is giving the gift of entertainment this holiday season through a consumer promotion and charitable movie donation. Redbox is donating nearly 3,000 Blu-ray™ discs and DVDs to the Fisher House Foundation, whose program provides a network of comfort homes where … [Read more...]
Social Network Safety: How to Protect Your Identity Online
QUANTICO, Va. (Dec. 16, 2014) - As a result of recent world events and a continual effort to protect the force, special agents with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command's Computer Crime Investigative Unit are strongly recommending that anyone affiliated with the U.S. military, review their social media accounts to make sure they are using the best security settings to … [Read more...]
Credentialing Available for Both Navy and Marine Corps Under DoN COOL
DECEMBER 16, 2014, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -With the introduction of Marine Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) to partner with the existing Navy program, the vision of a joint Department of the Navy (DoN) COOL is complete. DoN COOL provides a unique shared-entry portal for Sailors and Marines to access their service's credentialing programs (Marine Corps COOL and Navy … [Read more...]
Army Installs First Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid Radar
FORT HOOD, Texas (Dec. 16, 2014) - The U.S. Army installed its first Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid radar system today, here, which is home to two MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system companies. Fort Hood is one of five installations that have been identified to acquire the system. "We are very excited to finally see this come to fruition," said Viva Kelley, product … [Read more...]