POINT MUGU, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) -- Small, unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, are easy to obtain and launch and they're hard to detect on radar, making them of particular concern to the Department of Defense, according to officials taking part in the Black Dart 2015 counter-UAS demonstration. Black Dart 2015, which began July 26, and runs to Aug. 7, is DOD's largest live-fly, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Tech Report: The X-37B
August 5, 2015, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is an experimental test program to demonstrate technologies for a reliable, reusable and unmanned space test platform for the Air Force. The primary objectives of the X-37B are twofold: reusable spacecraft technologies for America's future in space and operating experiments which can be … [Read more...]
CLR-25 Prepares for Ship-to-Land Offloading Exercise
August 5, 2015, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina -- Combat Logistics Regiment 25 will participate in the upcoming Maritime Preposition Forces Exercise at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, Aug. 10-21, 2015. The exercise is one of the largest ship-to-land offloading exercises since Operation Desert Storm. “We are doing … [Read more...]
Soldiers Pass Mountain Phase, Inch Closer to Earning Ranger Tab
FORT BENNING, Ga., (Aug. 5, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence announced, July 31, that 125 men and two women met the standards to complete the Mountain Phase of the Ranger Course. These students will move onto the Swamp Phase of Ranger School, Aug. 2, located at Camp Rudder in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Additionally, 60 men and one woman will be … [Read more...]
U.S. Marines Show Philippine Forces ‘The Ropes’
August 5, 2015, BASA AIR BASE, PAMPANGA, Philippines -- Staring from the top of the tower, they experience an irrepressible surge of adrenaline. The surge becomes a cold rush as they grab the rope, spin 180 degrees, and slide toward the ground 40 feet below. Bracing for impact, they hit the deck and sprint out of the way before the next man lands. United States and Philippine … [Read more...]