MARCH 16, 2015, CAMP PENDLETON, California - Marines patrol the path led by military working dogs, trained to detect improvised explosive devices using scent bags that contain partial ingredients used in making IEDs. The dogs detect danger areas and the handlers halt the patrol before Marines enter the danger zone. Saber, a black lab, notifies his handler of explosive … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Navy Releases Revised Maritime Strategy
MARCH 16, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, organize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives. The new strategy titled, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, … [Read more...]
Air Force Officer Training School Eliminates Component Distinctions
MARCH 16, 2015, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses. Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military Science. With the start of … [Read more...]
Veterans Innovation Partnership Spring 2015 Application Period Opens
March 16, 2015, White House Communications - The U.S. Department of State today opened the fellowship application period for the next round of the Veterans Innovation Partnership (VIP), which aims to mobilize resources and build networks to promote foreign affairs career opportunities for veterans. This announcement is made as part of Global Partnerships Week, which is March … [Read more...]
Odierno: Brigade Readiness Half What it Should Be
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2015) - "Today, just 33 percent of our brigades are ready, when our sustained readiness rate should be closer to 70 percent, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told lawmakers, regarding the lingering effects sequestration has already had on the Army. Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Odierno appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, … [Read more...]