MARCH 2, 2016, MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NNS) - The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and the Republic of Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Lanarca conducted a combined search and rescue (SAR) exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 29. The purpose of the exercise was to increase response capabilities of Cypriot emergency … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Journey to Army Trials
FORT BLISS, Texas (March 2, 2016) -- For Spc. Stephanie Morris, participating at Army Trials 2016 is about more than just competition. It's a way for her to honor her friends and those Soldiers from her unit who died when they were hit by indirect fire in Afghanistan, June 18, 2013. "I often have flash backs like it was yesterday. It stays with you. I struggled for years. … [Read more...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month
MARCH 2, 2016, CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) - It has been said that “you can’t know where you’re going without knowing where you’ve been.” For some, this quote may not mean much, but for the women of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, who provide the Air Force’s largest remotely piloted aircraft enterprise with support, this statement rings true. Women’s … [Read more...]
Soldiers Getting Junctional Tourniquet Designed to Save Lives
FORT DETRICK, Md. (March 2, 2016) - The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), a subordinate command within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save warfighters from dying on the battlefield after injuries to the groin or armpit area. The SAM™ junctional tourniquet, which weighs about one … [Read more...]
DTRA Scientists Develop Cloud-Based Biosurveillance Ecosystem
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 - The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security are developing a system that lets epidemiologists scan the planet for anomalies in human and animal disease prevalence, warn of coming pandemics and protect warfighters and others worldwide. The Biosurveillance Ecosystem, or BSVE, is a program of DoD’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint … [Read more...]