December 21, 2015 -- NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric G. Christiansen knows the reality of saving lives in combat and he wants to make sure Marines receive the same knowledge. While on a mission north of the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan in 2012, Christiansen was patrolling with soldiers attached to the U.S. Army’s V … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
Command Protects Soldiers in World Hot Spots, Commander Says
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 21, 2015) -- The 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, or CBRNE, has a number of units and teams deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait, monitoring for hazards, Brig. Gen. William E. King IV said. King, commander of the 20th CBRNE Command, headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, spoke during … [Read more...]
Louisiana National Guard Enlists First Female Field Artillery Soldier
December 17, 2015, NEW ORLEANS - Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced last week that all military jobs will be open to women. For the first time in U.S. military history, gender will no longer be a deciding factor or disqualification. The Army had already begun the process of integrating some jobs, including many field artillery positions that were opened to women in … [Read more...]
Navy, AF Break Ground with Gulf Power on Florida’s Largest Solar Projects
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- December 17, 2015 -- The Navy and the Air Force broke ground with Southern Company, a subsidiary of Gulf Power, today at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, marking the start of construction for three large-scale solar electric generating facilities. Combined, these facilities will have approximately 1.5 million solar panels that could generate up to … [Read more...]
Dailey Emphasizes Value of Soldier Perspective at Army R&D Center
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Dec. 17, 2015) -- Bringing together the operational expertise of Army noncommissioned officers, or NCOs, and the scientific expertise of civilian engineers is key for better capabilities to get to the field faster, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey during a visit to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Dec. 14. "Of course, we cannot do this without our great … [Read more...]