JANUARY 6, 2015, SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) - There’s nothing more exciting than watching a fighter jet loaded with munitions roar down the flight line headed off to take out the bad guy. Since hitting the ground, ammo troops assigned to an expeditionary maintenance squadron in Southwest, Asia have worked nonstop building bombs to support the war against Islamic State of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Natick Pitches Innovation in Forum For Ideas
NATICK, Mass. (Jan. 5, 2015) - The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, has come up with a new way to spark out-of-the-box thinking, risk-taking, and employee participation. The center implemented the "Bootstrap Initiative and Pitch Day." The Bootstrap Initiative encourages innovation and creativity while streamlining processes and … [Read more...]
Airmen Open Hearts and Homes to Future Military Working Dogs
January 05, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Two members of the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard have opened their hearts and homes to future military working dogs. The dogs are from the Department of Defense(DoD) Military Working Dog (MWD) Breeding Program, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force’s 341st Training Squadron. The wing and the … [Read more...]
Army Sensors Research Enables Future Capabilities
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 5, 2015) - Army scientists and engineers are advancing sensors research in hopes of giving future Soldiers enhanced situational awareness. Sensor technology has broad application across the Army. Medical researchers are investigating how physiological sensors may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future. … [Read more...]
NEX Focuses on Its Low Price Guarantee
January 5, 2015, Virginia Beach, VA (NNS) - The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Jan. 5 that its most recent market basket survey shows that customers save on average 24.15 percent when they shop at the NEX, not including sales tax. And that's not the only way customers are guaranteed to save at the NEX. "We want our customers to know that when they shop at … [Read more...]