REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (March 19, 2015) - The board of directors for the largest science and technology library in the Army met March 11 at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, or AMRDEC. Redstone Scientific Information Center, or RSIC, is a unique, national asset containing a collection of specialized materials including technical … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Army Emergency Relief Makes Difference for Soldiers in Financial Duress
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (March 19, 2015) - When Spc. Julian Turner's mother passed away in November 2014, she had to deal with not only the heartbreak of losing a loved one, but also the stress of settling that loved one's final affairs. She reached out to her siblings, but they were also unable to help financially. She contacted her mother's health insurance company, … [Read more...]
New 3D-Simulator Generates Training, Expertise on Subs
MARCH 18, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - A new diesel generator simulator has been delivered to Pearl Harbor naval facilities by the TechSolutions program at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), officials at ONR announced March 18. High-fidelity 3D software will allow Sailors to use 50-inch touch screens to see and access all parts of the massive generators aboard … [Read more...]
Army Leader: Sequestration Impacts Communities but BRAC Could Benefit Them
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2015) - "The Army is in the process of conducting approximately 30 community listening sessions at all Army installations with military and civilian populations of 5,000 or more," Lt. Gen. David D. Halverson told lawmakers, March 17. Halverson, commander of the Army's Installation Management Command, provided oral and written testimony to the Senate … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Human Resources Command Drills Trainers to Roll Out New Report
FORT KNOX, Kentucky (March 18, 2014) - U.S. Army Human Resources Command, or HRC, will train a cadre of Soldiers, April 13-24, and dispatch them across the Army to spearhead the implementation of a new Non-commissioned Officer Evaluation Report, or NCOER, system scheduled for roll-out this autumn. "We're on the cusp of implementing a new NCOER for the U.S. Army," said HRC … [Read more...]