WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 14, 2016) -- Maj. Lisa Jaster, an Army Reserve officer and the third woman to graduate the Army's elite Ranger School, was among 23 guests invited to sit with Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address, Jan. 12. "Hopefully I can be cool," she said before the speech. "I think it's a huge honor. And I look forward to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Avionics Technicians Provide Brains Behind Brawn
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- January 13, 2016 -- Air Force avionics technicians provide the brains behind the brawn that keeps the F-15 Eagle flying. Despite its size, nearly 64 feet from nose to tail and almost 43 feet from wingtip to wingtip, the F-15 is a highly maneuverable mechanical monster in the air. Capable of reaching speeds in excess of 1,800 mph, this … [Read more...]
Naval War College Seeks Papers on Women, Peace, Security
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- January 13, 2016 -- U.S. Naval War College (NWC) is issuing a 'call for papers' in preparation of its fourth annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Conference to be held at the college, May 17. In an effort to gather theoretical and practical ideas from a wider audience not normally represented in a limited conference format, the conference series … [Read more...]
Even Marines Cry Here: II MEF Conducts Gas Chamber
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- January 13, 2016 -- Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 and II Marine Headquarters Group conducted a chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, or CS gas chamber at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 8, 2016. As of fiscal year 2015, Marines are now required to qualify bi-annually at the gas chamber. Marines, while … [Read more...]
Fires in Fuji
COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- January 13, 2016 -- Humvees crunch over a gravel road, bounding over bumps and dips before halting in a column facing a steep, distant, mountain. Marines had arrived at the staging area where they would prepare to conduct night-fire engagements. The sun set deep behind the mountain’s peak and the muzzle flash of weapons fire … [Read more...]