APRIL 26, 2016, NATICK, Mass. - When Soldiers are suddenly hit with a wave of Acute Mountain Sickness while operating at high altitude, they might as well be considered casualties. For anyone, working with nausea, fatigue and a throbbing headache is nearly impossible. Yet, the Army has never had technology to plan around the debilitating effects of mountain sickness--until … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Managing Family Finances After Military Discharge
April 26, 2016, by Rachelle Wilber - Transitioning from military living to civilian life can be a daunting task for some military personnel who are leaving the military to return to living life as a civilian. One of the key areas that many discharged veterans deal with is the inability to effectively manage their finances. For most military personnel, they have enjoyed a … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians Walk for Sexual Assault Awareness
April 25, 2016, by Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L Taylor – April is the U.S. Army’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month with this year’s theme: "Know Your Part. Do Your Part." The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention team planned various training events, throughout the month, to help spread awareness in what one can do to prevent, … [Read more...]
Soldier Ends Duck Dynasty Career for Army Service
APRIL 22, 2016, by Scott Tynes - From duck calls and shooting cameras to telephones and rifles, Tim Mize gave up a “dynasty” to return to service in the National Guard. Mize was the personal assistant, property manager and a cameraman for Phil Robertson and made six appearances on his popular television show “Duck Dynasty.” He gave that up Feb. 11 at Robertson’s home in … [Read more...]
Picatinny Arsenal and NASA Leverage Partnership to Share Knowledge
APRIL 22, 2016, PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - While military technology and space exploration may seem like two very different areas of expertise, there is enough common ground for engineers from Picatinny Arsenal and the nation's space agency to share best practices and leverage business processes. Since January, Quality Assurance Engineer Ben Schumeg has been on a … [Read more...]