ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 15, 2015) - Imagine a future in which a chemical attack on a Middle Eastern village in the dead of night has no effect on the people in its path. They are sleeping soundly in tents embedded with protective filtration material that prevents any harm. The village elders, who come out to investigate, have that same material in the headscarves … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Transcom Nominee Pledges to Address Cyber Concerns
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 - President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S. Transportation Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that problems in the cyber domain worry him, and that he will emphasize operations to make that domain safer if he’s confirmed. Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew, currently the commander of Air Mobility … [Read more...]
Air Force Community Partnership Program Signs 100th Partnering Agreement
JULY 15, 2015, ALASKA (AFNS) - Eielson Air Force Base and Fairbanks community leaders recently signed the 100th Air Force Community Partnership (AFCP) Program partnership agreement. Leaders from the 354th Fighter Wing and the surrounding community inked a memorandum of understanding May 28 for a partnership initiative that helps align military dependents with potential … [Read more...]
NASA’s Newest Astronauts Complete Training
HOUSTON (July 15, 2015) - The Army's two astronaut candidates officially joined the astronaut corps, July 7. Maj. Anne McClain and Maj. Andrew Morgan are among the eight new astronauts, who are ready to help advance scientific research aboard the International Space Station and pave the way for the United States' new space launch capabilities and journey to Mars. The four … [Read more...]
Naval Research Laboratory Takes LEAP in NextGen Materials Design
July 15, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) now have the only Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) device in use in the Department of Defense (DoD)capable of analyzing materials at the atomic level for the development of next-generation alloys and semi-conducting materials. The NRL Materials Science and Technology Division, has … [Read more...]