JUNE 23, 2015, GROTON, Conn. (NNS) - With their sleek advertising and streamlined appearance, electronic cigarettes have garnered quite a user base. A 2011 study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that about one in five U.S. adult cigarette smokers have tried an electronic cigarette. Of course with such high usage numbers, there exists a … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Odierno Thanks Army Arlington Ladies for Their Dedication
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 23, 2015) - Through bitter cold - snow, wind, the slickness of sleet - and stifling humidity, heat and soaking rain, the burials and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery always press forward so families can move through grieving to utter their last goodbyes to those they love being laid to rest. Usually the services have gatherings of … [Read more...]
DOD Updates Equal Opportunity Policy to Include Sexual Orientation
JUNE 22, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Defense Department has updated its military equal opportunity program to protect service members against discrimination because of sexual orientation, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said here June 9. Speaking at a DOD-Pentagon Pride Month event, the secretary said the department has made a lasting commitment to living the values it … [Read more...]
Truman Sailors Further Education Underway
JUNE 22, 2015, ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) - USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began accepting registrations for the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE-DL) placement tests, June 16, offering Sailors an opportunity to take college courses while underway. NCPACE-DL provides both officers and enlisted Sailors with the opportunity to complete … [Read more...]
Army Opens 20,563 Engineering Positions to Women
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 22, 2015) - Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS, 12B, Combat Engineer is now open to all female enlisted Soldiers of all components, according to Army Directive 2015-27. The June 16 directive from Army Secretary John M. McHugh makes available 20,563 additional positions for women and opens the last of the 16 engineer MOSs, which were … [Read more...]