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JULY 23, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert spoke at a TEDx Talk inside the grounds of a state prison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Greenert, a native of Butler, Pennsylvania, discussed accountability and second chances with 250 audience members at State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh Riverside Corrections … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Crane Army Key for Navy Aircraft Bomb Renovation
CRANE, Ind. (July 23, 2015) - Crane Army Ammunition Activity, or CAAA, is supporting U.S. and coalition warfighters conducting airstrikes in Operation Inherent Resolve, the effort to eliminate threats posed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, and other terrorist groups in the region of Iraq and Syria, by being the primary facility for renovating the Navy's … [Read more...]
Final Rule Puts More Teeth Into Military Lending Act
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2015 - The Defense Department today closed loopholes to protect U.S. men and women in uniform from predatory lending practices, President Barack Obama said this morning at the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The heightened level of financial and consumer-rights protection against unscrupulous practices, … [Read more...]
Air Force Continues to Work with DOD and OPM on Cybersecurity Incident
JULY 22, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force maintains its commitment to protect personal information from cyber threats by continuing efforts with the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management to assist those impacted by the recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data. OPM and an interagency response team, including … [Read more...]
Russia Greatest Threat to US, Milley Tells Lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2015) - "Russia is the only country on Earth that retains a nuclear capability to destroy the United States, so it's an existential threat," said Gen. Mark A. Milley, in response to a senator's question on the biggest military threat to the United States. Milley, who serves now as commander of Army Forces Command, addressed a Senate … [Read more...]