February 18, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia - On Feb. 23-24, 2016 the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory selected a group Marines to attend Force Development 25 during which the Marines will be able to challenge and change the way the Marine Corps thinks. The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s main job is to identify future challenges and opportunities, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Zika Virus – What is it? What can you do?
February 18, 2016 - What is it, where is it and how is it spread? Zika is a mosquito-borne virus closely related to yellow fever, dengue, and West Nile viruses. A Zika virus outbreak was identified in Brazil in early 2015; since then, it has spread to more than twenty-five other countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]
2016 Marine Corps Trials: Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports Invitational
February 18, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - The 6th annual Marine Corps Trials, hosted by the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment, will take place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2-9. The Marine Corps Trials is an 8-sport adaptive sports invitational involving more than 200 wounded, ill, or injured Marines, sailors, veterans, and … [Read more...]
Great Green Fleet Turns Out the Lights
February 18, 2016, PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) may have deployed in January 2016 as the first carrier strike group powered with advanced biofuel, however JCSSG Sailors are also transforming energy use in other ways. JCSSG, also known as the Great Green Fleet, has been replacing legacy shipboard lights with light emitting diodes (LEDs) on … [Read more...]
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane … It’s A UAV
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., February 17, 2016 (AFNS) -- Due to popularity and past holiday sales, the amount of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have soared. The Federal Aviation Administration estimated more than one million UAVs were sold during the year-end holiday season. With that many new drones added to existing numbers, federal, state and local officials are … [Read more...]