NATICK, Mass. (April 18, 2016) - For Soldiers in remote locations, home is where the MILHUT is. The small shelter system provides a home-like environment while also reducing energy and water usage, as well as waste. The Minimized Logistics Habitat Unit, or MILHUT, is a containerized shelter that relies on renewable energy technologies, which enable warfighters to be … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Space and Missile Defense Command History: WGS-1 Activated
APRIL 15, 2016, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - After six months of testing, the first Wideband Gapfiller Satellite, later renamed Wideband Global Satellite (WGS-1) was successfully activated. One day later, military satellite users in the West Pacific region transitioned from the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), B9 communications satellite to this new state of the … [Read more...]
Marines Compete in 2016 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials
APRIL 15, 2016, IOWA CITY, Iowa - Marines with the All-Marine Wrestling Team competed at the 2016 U.S Olympic Wrestling Trials in Iowa City, April 9-10. Men and women across America competed at various tournaments throughout the year to qualify to go to the trials. Only the best of the best make it to the Olympic trials and contend for a spot on the U.S. wrestling team for … [Read more...]
Realistic Training Pushes Soldiers’ Abilities
APRIL 15, 2016, HOHENFELS, Germany - Truck engines roar as military drivers gear-up for a night convoy. The sun hides under the horizon as a lone platoon leader assembles her troops for a final safety check. Spc. Diego Guerra, a truck driver with A Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fastens himself into the gunner position and prepares to … [Read more...]
2016 Military Child of the Year Awards Named
APRIL 15, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Vice Adm. David C. Johnson, principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition, along with other senior military leadership, named the 2016 Military Child of the Year award recipients during an awards gala in Washington, D.C. April 14. This year's Navy winner is 17-year-old Jeffrey Burds, … [Read more...]