DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah (April 20, 2015) - An innovative system to warn of a biological attack recently underwent an advanced technical demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground, or DPG, and is now in South Korea for an operations demonstration by Soldiers. The Joint U.S. Forces Korea Portal and Integrated Threat Recognition, or JUPITR, system employs a variety of detectors … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Army May Create Cyber Career Field for Civilians
WASHINGTON (April 17, 2015) - To better manage personnel, "the Army created the Cyber Branch 17 [for Soldiers] and is exploring the possibility of creating a cyber career field for Army civilians," Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon told senators. Cardon, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command, or ARCYBER, testified before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and … [Read more...]
FY-16 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board Convenes in August
APRIL 17, 2015, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - The fiscal year 2016 (FY-15) performance-based Senior Enlisted Continuation Board will convene Aug. 3 according to a Navy message released April 15. As outlined in NAVADMIN 088/15, active component (AC) and Full Time Support (FTS) E-7 to E-9 Sailors with at least 19 years of active service computed from their active duty service date … [Read more...]
Michigan National Guard Program Helps Keep Drugs Out of Communities
APRIL 17, 2015, LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan National Guard Counterdrug Program is comprised of approximately 20 full-time Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support the detection, interdiction, disruption and curtailment of drug-trafficking activities within the community through the application of military-unique skills and resources. Counterdrug is considered a … [Read more...]
SECNAV Announces Department of the Navy Innovation Vision
APRIL 17, 2015, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus unveiled the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Innovation Vision during remarks delivered at the annual Sea, Air and Space Exposition April 15. "The superiority - in technology and concepts - the Navy and Marine Corps have on, over, under and coming from the sea did not just happen," said Mabus. "There … [Read more...]