APRIL 9, 2015, NORFOLK (NNS) - Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) hosted a Fleet-wide planning event last week to kick off development of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) execution plan. The FLEX program, managed by NWDC on behalf of U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet, designs and executes collaborative, synchronized, and relevant … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
CSAF Describes Air Force of the Future
APRIL 9, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - In the future, the Air Force’s core missions will probably not change, but the way they are carried out will, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III on April 8. Welsh, speaking to the Defense Writers Group, said the Air Force’s missions include air and space superiority, intelligence, surveillance and … [Read more...]
Vouchers Enable Senior Enlisted to Pursue Advanced Education
APRIL 8, 2015, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - A path to providing senior enlisted personnel with advanced education opportunities was announced April 6 via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 079/15; the call for applications for the FY-15 Advanced Education Voucher (AEV) program. The AEV program offers post-secondary, Navy-relevant education at the baccalaureate and master's … [Read more...]
Carson Discusses Challenges to ‘Material, Managerial, Metaphysical’ Army
WASHINGTON (April 8, 2015) - Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson paid a visit to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he discussed a variety of subjects - innovation, Force 2025 and beyond, the Army Operating Concept and how to 'win in a complex world,' April 1. Speaking and exchanging ideas with scholars, senior leaders and reporters, Carson spoke … [Read more...]
Sacrifices of the Military Child Recognized During April
APRIL 8, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community’s youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, said a Pentagon official. Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes some 1.9 million U.S. military … [Read more...]