AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFNS) -- January 22, 2016 -- The first fully funded Air Force modernization enterprise terminal (MET) outside the U.S. is now operational at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The terminal, which cost $15 million, provides secure communication capabilities including voice, video and data services, linking service members in the U.S. Central Command area of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
SECNAV, SECAG Visit USS William P Lawrence of the Great Green Fleet
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- January 22, 2016 -- Guided missile-destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) hosted Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Jan. 20, while participating in the Great Green Fleet kickoff celebration. Mabus and Vilsack embarked an MH-60S helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 to rendezvous with the … [Read more...]
Safety is a Priority for HMHT-302 Student Pilots
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- January 22, 2016 -- Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 prepared student pilots for their future roles as masters of the sky by conducting combat capable helicopter flight training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2016. Marines with HMHT-302 flew to an airstrip for familiarization … [Read more...]
Army Training Aims at Cybersecurity
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 22, 2016) -- In a continuing effort to better train U.S. Army engineers in all things cyber, the Army is offering a graduate-level certificate in the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity starting Feb. 10. The certificate is open to all Aberdeen Proving Ground, or APG, engineers and scientists in the cyber field, including contractors and military … [Read more...]
CE Airmen Help Keep Yokota Operational
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) - January 21, 2016 - From keeping the flightline mission ready to maintaining the roads and sidewalks, the behind scenes work done by a small group of Airmen known as the “Dirt Boys” keeps Yokota Air Base's mission going. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment shop understand aircraft operations depend on their ability to … [Read more...]