MARCH 5, 2015, AZUSA, Calif. (NNS) - Sailors and Marines participated in a two-week field training hosted by Fleet Combat Camera Pacific (FCCP) in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa, Calif. Feb. 13-27. The training, known as Quick Shot, is focused on improving the student's ability to operate in a tactical environment. "Quick Shot began when the Navy's combat cameramen … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Air Force Responds to National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force
MARCH 5, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force responded to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force’s recommendations in a report to Congress March 4. Of the Commission’s 42 recommendations, Air Force officials disagreed with only one and are already in the process of implementing 25, as well as developing plans or pilot programs for another … [Read more...]
Army Research Laboratory Lays Out Science and Technology Priorities Through 2019
ADELPHI, Md. (March 4, 2014) - U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, director Dr. Thomas Russell approved the final technical implementation plan that will guide the laboratory's technical strategy through 2019. The implementation plan is the final element of ARL's technical strategy. As the laboratory's first overarching plan to guide the portfolio for land-power … [Read more...]
Military Medicine, VA Ramp Up Sharing Patients in San Antonio
March 4, 2015, JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON - In a move that helps veterans, and active-duty military patients and their families, local Veterans Affairs, or VA, and military medical facilities have dramatically increased their work-share agreements over the past two years and are seeking to add more. Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing and the … [Read more...]
32 Airmen to Enter Career Intermission Program
MARCH 4, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Thirty-four officer and enlisted Airmen were selected to participate in the Air Force's Career Intermission Program which offers from one to three years of partially paid time out of uniform to focus on personal and professional pursuits. Two of those selected have since voluntarily withdrawn their applications and will remain on active … [Read more...]