WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2015) - A new program is training Soldiers to drive commercial trucks when they transition out of the Army. A Pentagon ceremony recognized a partnership between the Industrial Training Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Teamsters Military Assistance Program and ABF Freight -- now helping train Soldiers for civilian jobs when they separate. Officials … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Army Takes Next Step to Merge C2, Intelligence Traffic Onto WIN-T
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 22, 2015) - The Army's science and technology and acquisition communities have teamed with the Army G-3/5/7, G2 and Cyber Command to provide senior leaders a closer look into converging operational and intelligence traffic onto the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, or WIN-T, transport. Network Transport Convergence describes the … [Read more...]
Submarine Force Will Begin Integration of Enlisted Women
JANUARY 22, 2015, NORFOLK (NNS) - Following the successful integration of female officers onboard submarines, the Submarine Force will be immediately opening service on submarines for enlisted female Sailors. The Chief of Naval Operations detailed the enlisted women integration plan in Naval Administrative (NAVADMIN) message 19/15 entitled, "Opening Submarine Force Billets to … [Read more...]
Soldiers in WTUs Receive Remote Care in Communities
WASHINGTON (Jan. 22, 2015) - Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers assigned to warrior transition units, which may be hundreds of miles from where they live, now have access to community-based, outpatient care and services in their hometowns. The Army recently stood up 11 community care units, or CCUs, spread across the country and will add another one in the coming months, … [Read more...]
Modernization is a Must for the Nuclear Enterprise
JANUARY 22, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force’s priorities for modernization and continuous improvement in the nuclear enterprise were the top of discussion during the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast Jan. 20 in Arlington, Virginia. “This nuclear deterrent is as relevant and is as needed today as it was in January of 1965,” said Maj. … [Read more...]