APRIL 13, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently directed that brighter, longer-lasting and more energy-efficient lighting be installed in U.S. Navy ships under construction as part of a strategy designed to help increase these ships' time on-station, decrease time spent on maintenance, and prevent shipboard injuries. Program managers for all new … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Army Accepts Delivery of First M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer System
ELGIN, Okla. (April 13, 2014) - Military personnel and defense contractors celebrated delivery of the first low-rate initial production M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer to the Army during a ceremony here, April 9. "The M109A7 stands at the vanguard of a series of ground combat modernization upgrades, which will significantly enhance the Army's combat fleet for decades to … [Read more...]
Navy, Air Force Collaboration Benefits Babies, Taxpayers
APRIL 13, 2015, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - By combining resources in a joint initiative between Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, more than $1.5 million of taxpayer money has been saved in less than a year. This joint venture means Air Force service members have Navy doctors caring for their children in an Air Force … [Read more...]
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Agency Gets Permanent Alignment
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2015) - The organization, that has fought for a decade to defeat improvised explosive devices used by American enemies in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has become a combat support agency, its director said in a recent interview. The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, also known as JIEDDO, was realigned under the defense … [Read more...]
Local Solutions Yield DOD-Level Award
APRIL 13, 2015, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) - The Precision Attack System Program Office here, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, has been awarded the 2014 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award, at the sub-system level, for its solutions in delivering support of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod. Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control is the … [Read more...]