BALTIMORE (Army News Service, April 27, 2015) - Nothing is more basic to a warfighter than aiming and firing a weapon and coordinating that task with others - a process known as fire control. But ever since weapons systems became computerized, there has not been a common fire control system across the various Army weapons platforms. That is not a good thing, said Ralph … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Seeking Suggestions From E-7 and Above on Future of Navy and Marine Corps Officers
APRIL 27, 2015, GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) - Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) will use crowd-sourcing to receive ideas and suggestions from the entire Navy Officer Corps and Chief's Mess regarding the core competencies of our future Navy and Marine Corps officers, April 27- May 7. NSTC and USNA will launch the crowd-sourcing … [Read more...]
IMCOM Commander Wants BRAC to Rid Army of Excess Infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 27, 2015) - Another round of base realignment and closure was called for by the Army's top installation management officer as a way to rid the service of excess infrastructure and modernize facilities. The Army has drawn down the active-duty force by 80,000 Soldiers already, and expects to have an active-duty end strength of 490,000 … [Read more...]
Higgins Takes Flight and Makes History
APRIL 27, 2015, MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Since 1946, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, or Blue Angels, has performed jaw-dropping shows all across America. However, in the nearly 70 years the squadron has been around, there have been several females on the team who were left out of the cockpit during the performances - that is, until now. Marine Capt. Katie … [Read more...]
Dailey Sets Sights on Military Education
FORT CARSON, Colo. (April 27, 2015) - The importance of improving military education while continually improving the Army profession were two topics Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey shared with members of the Fort Carson community, April 20-21. "As the Army gets smaller we have to invest in the people who will lead us into the future," Dailey said. "We are revamping … [Read more...]