NATICK, Mass. (Jan. 15, 2016) -- Traveling to the second smallest planet in the solar system can give you a big appetite, not to mention special nutritional needs. Researchers in the Combat Feeding Directorate, or CFD, at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, are working on two projects for NASA to help meet the nutritional needs of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
How to Locate a Navy Recruiter in Your Area
Have you been considering joining the U.S. Navy? This is a huge decision, and it can be intimidating and overwhelming at first. Having an expert guide to inform you is the first step on this new path. Recruiters are armed with the knowledge you need to begin your journey into the Navy, and they are there to ease all of your worries and concerns. Questions to ask your Navy … [Read more...]
Louisiana Guard Members Continue Building, Monitoring Flood Barriers
NEW ORLEANS - January 14, 2016 - Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guard members continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of local, parish and state officials at the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The 256th Infantry Brigade Combat … [Read more...]
Shipping Blood, Saving Lives
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFNS) -- January 14, 2016 -- The Blood Transshipment Center (BTC) at Al Udeid Air Base provides blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. In 2015, the center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to nine countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan. The blood was used in transfusions helping … [Read more...]
Fighting Bengals Soar Pacific Skies with Japanese Pilots
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIO, Iwakuni -- January 14, 2016 -- Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, homebased at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and currently forward based at MCAS Iwakuni, conducted dissimilar air combat training during the Chitose Aviation Training Relocation exercise at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12-22, 2016. In order to … [Read more...]