CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (March 29, 2016) - Nautical Horizon is a Brigade Inspection Reconnaissance Exercise developed to provide military leaders the opportunity to give their Soldiers hands-on experience with Army watercrafts stored as wartime reserves. Designed to be executed in seven phases from February until the end of March, Nautical Horizon enhances strategic mobility … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Murphy: Sexual Assault, Harassment Detrimental to Combat Readiness
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (March 29, 2016) - Acting Secretary of the Army, Patrick J. Murphy, visited the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Academy here, March 24. Murphy was briefed by senior leaders and spoke with a class of future Victim Advocates (VA) and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC). While speaking to the students at the SHARP … [Read more...]
Fighting Fire with Flight
MARCH 29, 2016, MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. - The Anderson Creek Fire scorched approximately 400,000 acres of rural Oklahoma and Kansas land, with approximately 273,000 acres affected in Barber County located in south central Kansas, making it one of the wildfire in Kansas history, according to the Kansas Forest Service. With the help of scores of professional and volunteer … [Read more...]
Mini UAS: Big Capabilities Can Come in Small Packages
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 29, 2016) - The basic small-unit fighting capability of the Army is the squad. One of its weaknesses is broad-area situational awareness, particularly in unfamiliar environments, according to Col. Phil Cheatham, deputy branch chief of the Electronics and Special Developments Branch at the Maneuver Center of Excellence, or MCOE, Fort … [Read more...]
‘Wolf Pack’ Conquers McCree
MARCH 29, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The MCCREE is a tool utilized by commanders to evaluate their unit’s combat readiness through either a single exercise or series of events. During their MCCREE, the battalion put B Co. to the test with a live-fire movement and an assault on Range 210. “The first part of the MCCREE began with … [Read more...]