FEBRUARY 2, 2015, WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the HUD and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that helps homeless veterans find permanent supportive housing will, for the first time, expand directly into Native American communities. This support for veterans is provided through the HUD-Veterans … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Army Equips Stryker Unit With New Communications Technology
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (February 2, 2015) - The Army's Stryker vehicle, designed to quickly move Soldiers into a combat zone, is swift and mobile. Now its communications equipment will be, too. Strykers in the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team/2nd Infantry Division, also known as 2/2 SBCT, are being retrofitted with the Army's new tactical communications network, … [Read more...]
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Mandatory for Certain PACAF Locales
FEBRUARY 2, 2015, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) - Starting Feb. 1, the Japanese encephalitis vaccine will be mandatory for active-duty Airmen who are either permanently stationed or who will be temporarily assigned for more than 30 days to Japan or South Korea. The implementation was signed into effect Jan. 9, by Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Thomas … [Read more...]
Army Cyber Defenders Open Source Code in New GitHub Project
ADELPHI, Md. (February 02, 2015) - Army cyber defenders released code to help detect and understand cyber attacks. The forensic analysis code called Dshell has been used, for nearly five years, as a framework to help the U.S. Army understand the events of compromises of Department of Defense networks. A version of Dshell was added to the GitHub social coding website on Dec. … [Read more...]
Pvt. Frederick O. Scheer Pens New Collection of War Stories
February 1, 2015 ATLANTA – Author and former soldier Frederick O. Scheer wrote his new book “A European Sojourn 1943-1945 An Autobiography Pvt. Frederick O. Scheer Serial No. 14118781: As Recounted to Rear Admiral William O. Miller J A G C USN (Ret.)” (published by Trafford Publishing) following recommendations from veterans who have listened to his war … [Read more...]