WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 - The service secretaries and chiefs warned Congress today of the dire effects a return to sequestration would have on security at home and around the world. During a hearing on the president's fiscal year 2016 defense budget request, Army Secretary John M. McHugh told members of the House Armed Services Committee that the department needs … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
2015 Warrior Games to be Held at Quantico
MARCH 18, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Defense Department’s Warrior Games 2015 will take place June 19-28 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, according to a DOD news release issued March 16. The DOD Warrior Games is an annual sporting competition bringing together wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from across the country, according to the … [Read more...]
NJROTC Cadets Compete in National Cyber Defense Championship
MARCH 18, 2015, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (NNS) - Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets from two schools competed in the Air Force Association's (AFA) 7th annual CyberPatriot National High School Cyber Defense Competition at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, March 12-14. Cadet teams from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Senior Leaders Hold First Facebook Town Hall
MARCH 18, 2015 - In the first town hall of its kind for the service, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell conducted a live Facebook Q&A. Hosted on the Commandant’s Facebook page, the Coast Guard’s senior leaders fielded questions from a broad spectrum … [Read more...]
USAG Japan Hosts 4th Annual Earthquake Functional Exercise
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 18, 2015) - The 4th annual earthquake functional exercise was conducted March 12 by U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Emergency Services. The exercise was held in the Emergency Operations Center on the Camp Zama installation. Ransom Bush, emergency manager for USAG Japan, said every quarter the USAG Japan emergency management program (team … [Read more...]