WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 10, 2016) - "Job books" will return to the Army at the end of this month, in digital form, allowing Soldiers to track such things as physical training, weapons qualification, mandatory training, scheduled classes, and unit training schedules. Command Sgt. Maj. David S. Davenport, the command sergeant major for U.S. Army Training and … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Navy Releases Updated PFA NAVADMIN, Outlines New Rules
MARCH 10, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Chief of Naval Personnel released guidance March 9, outlining changes to the Navy's Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) program, announced last fall, that are critical for the fleet to understand. The updated implementation guidance detailed in NAVADMIN 061/16 is effective immediately and lists several changes to the Physical Fitness … [Read more...]
Air Support’s Ground Support
MARCH 10, 2016, ARABIAN GULF (NNS) - An integral part for a UH-1Y Huey needs to be replaced; instead it sits in an unopened box. The work order was never processed and the Huey is grounded. The engine of an MV-22 Osprey must be pulled out for maintenance; instead it sits in the hangar bay, nothing more than a giant paperweight. An AV-8B Harrier sits on the flight … [Read more...]
Deep Freeze 2016: Ready for Anything
March 10, 2016, by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst - We’ve all been through a fire drill or two. The screeching alarm starts, the teachers or office safety monitors lead us all to the nearest exit, and then we make sure everyone made it out. At worst it’s a hassle, and for the most part the drill makes sense. If the building you attend classes or work in is on fire, it’s … [Read more...]
British and US Troops Collaborate in Technology Experiments During AEWE 2016
FORT BENNING, Ga. (March 9 2016) - The British 3rd Battalion, The Rifles of the United Kingdom, and Soldiers of A Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment (Experimentation Force), partnered with the Maneuver Battle Lab to execute the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment, experimenting with a myriad of different technologies and how they can be applied to future war … [Read more...]