MARCH 16, 2016, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) - The Air Force Information Technology Conference held annually in Montgomery, Alabama, which has been canceled since 2012 due to budget constraints, is returning to the state capital this year with an emphasis on cyberpower. The rebranded Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference will be held at the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Devil Dogs Lead Joint Service Corporals Course
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (March 16, 2016) - A graduation ceremony honored 34 members of Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa as they graduated from a Joint Corporals Leadership Development Course, March 11, 2016. The course developed by the Marine Corps University, places significant emphasis on developing leadership to prepare junior enlisted … [Read more...]
Cavalry Unit Puts Soldier Protection System Armor to Test
FORT HOOD, Texas (March 15, 2016) - When Soldiers on the frontlines are in the midst of an operation, the last thing they need to be uncertain about is whether their protective equipment will hamper their combat effectiveness. Before new equipment gets to the frontlines, it is put to the test by Soldiers. Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Garryowen," 3rd … [Read more...]
Rapid Vehicle Provisioning System Improves Readiness and Security
FORT BLISS, Texas (March 15, 2016) - The Army's new Rapid Vehicle Provisioning System (RVPS) reduces the time it takes to provision a brigade's approximately 70 networked vehicles from four weeks to less than five days. The system acts like a filling station, connecting the vehicles to a single server, which can provision, load, configure and install needed software … [Read more...]
Navy Submarines Arrive in Arctic for ICEX 2016
MARCH 15, 2016, ARCTIC CIRCLE (NNS) - Two Los Angeles-class submarines arrived at U.S. Navy Ice Camp Sargo, a temporary station on top of a floating ice sheet in the Arctic, March 14, as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. USS Hartford (SSN 768) from Groton, Connecticut, and USS Hampton (SSN 767) from San Diego will conduct multiple arctic transits, a North Pole surfacing, … [Read more...]