APRIL 21, 2015, AKRON, Ohio (NNS) - In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), Sailors assigned Navy Operation Support Center (NOSC) Akron gathered to bring awareness to issues which can affect both civilian and military member during a drill weekend event held April 12. In recognition of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) SAAPM theme: … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Army Child Among Military Child of Year Awardees
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 20, 2015) - Resilience, leadership and achievement are just a few of the many traits that earned six youths acclaim from senior leaders during Operation Homefront's 7th annual Military Child of the Year Award Gala in Arlington, Va., April 16. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and keynote speaker, and Jason … [Read more...]
Warrior Transition Units Consolidate From 25 to 15
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 20, 2015) - There are 25 warrior transition units, or WTUs, in the United States and overseas. That number will decrease to 15 by Aug. 1, 2016, Col. Chris Toner said. Toner, commander of the Army's Warrior Transition Command and assistant surgeon general for Warrior Care and Transition, spoke April 17, during a Pentagon media … [Read more...]
3-D Shape Database Improves Fit of Clothing, Equipment
NATICK, Mass. (April 20, 2015) - A new database at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, is a perfect fit for America's Soldiers. The ANSUR II 3-D Shape Database uses three-dimensional shapes and contour data to improve the fit of clothing and equipment for warfighters. It incorporates the latest Army anthropometric survey … [Read more...]
Missile Alert Facility Life: 60 Feet Under
APRIL 20, 2015, MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. (AFNS) - For 24 hours, two officers are confined 60 feet below a missile alert facility (MAF), to a metal pill no larger than an average bedroom. Containing a vast array of Cold War-era technology, the capsule houses the ability to launch nuclear equipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, with the power to do so resting in … [Read more...]