JULY 7, 2015, GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) - Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, attended the commissioning ceremony of Navy Recruit Division 267 at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, June 29. The Recruit Division Sponsorship Program allows Navy commands to interact with recruits during training and take part in the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Obama Discusses Anti-ISIL Strategy With National Security Team at Pentagon
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2015 - President Barack Obama discussed the strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with civilian and military leaders of his national security team at the Pentagon today. The president spoke to the press following the meeting. He stressed that the strategy will take time to work, and that there is no substitute … [Read more...]
Guard Battles Fires Throughout Alaska
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Army News Service, July 7, 2015) - Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and aircrews, from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, have been dropping hundreds of buckets of water on fires throughout Alaska since June 14. Despite the forecast of rain in some areas, crews from the 207th, based out of Bryant Army … [Read more...]
Army Researcher’s Interest in Robotics Leads to Innovative Device
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 7, 2015) - Robotic exoskeletons have been a science fiction theme and an engineering feat since the 1960s. Practical design techniques, which allow a fictional character to be stronger, more powerful or more functional intrigues engineers toward simplicity in futuristic innovation. At the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, Dan Baechle, … [Read more...]
Reserve and Guard Tankers Improve Safety with Pods
JULY 7, 2015, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) - The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are scheduled to receive three new system pods that will allow tankers to safely get closer to the fight for refueling. Under a $31.7 million order, Northrop Grumman will provide two full Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system pods and one shell, designed for the KC-135 … [Read more...]