FEBRUARY 22, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Naval District Washington (NDW) is taking the steps to follow the mandate from Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus for use of alternative fuel vehicles and reduce petroleum consumption. According to executive order 13423, all U.S. government agencies, including the Navy, are required to implement policies to meet goals of energy … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Al Udeid Shop Operates Most Productive AF Wheel, Tire Repair Facility
FEBRUARY 22, 2016, AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFNS) - The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron operates the only wheel and tire repair facility in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and the most productive facility in the Air Force. In the past year, the squadron’s wheel and tire maintenance team produced 3,000 serviceable tires, more than any other Air … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: Celebrating 75 Years of Dedicated Service
February 19, 2016, by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara A. Romero - Today marks the diamond anniversary for the Coast Guard Reserve, founded on Feb. 19, as part of the Auxiliary and Reserve Act of 1941. For 75 years Coast Guard Reserve members have served along side the active duty force in every major conflict, or crisis, this nation has faced. During World War II, reservists … [Read more...]
Desperate Treatment Used at Bagram to Breathe Life Into NATO Ally
FEBRUARY 19, 2016, BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) - A specialized team dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center combined efforts with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group to perform life-saving treatment on a NATO partner Feb. 18. The patient was suffering from adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to influenza B, and had to be admitted and … [Read more...]
STEP Provides Noncommissioned Officers Roadmap to Promotion
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 19, 2016) - "The message is that STEP is important, and if you want to get promoted, you've got to get to school," said Command Sgt. Maj. David S. Davenport Sr. Davenport, who serves as the command sergeant major of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, spoke during a media roundtable, Feb. 17. STEP stands for "select, … [Read more...]