ADELPHI, Md. (May 16, 2016) - Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a new system that will enhance the capabilities of U.S. Army Pathfinders as they conduct aerial operations. In response to a Request for Information from the U.S. Army-Africa to remove what is known as the pilot balloon from the battlefield, ARL undertook a program to reduce the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
EOD Provides Firsthand Robotics Demonstration to Swansboro High Robotics Team
MAY 16, 2016, SWANSBORO, N.C. - Swansboro High School is home to a robotics club composed of students enticed by engineering. The club competes in annual tournaments where each team must build a robot capable of performing a designated task. The Marines showed the students the capabilities of their robotics platforms in an effort to inspire them to create the best possible … [Read more...]
Maryland Air Guard Member Earns Track Medals at Invictus Games
ORLANDO, Fla., May 16, 2016 - Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, a Maryland Air National Guard member with the 175th Wing, earned a silver medal in the 4-by-100 relay and bronze medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the 2016 Invictus Games at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World here. Connelly, a chaplain's assistant and the only Air … [Read more...]
CVW 9 Completes Material Condition Inspection
MAY 16, 2016, SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) - Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 Sailors completed a mid-deployment Material Condition Inspection (MCI) while embarked on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), May 13. Naval Air Forces Pacific performs the MCI to ensure all squadrons of CVW-9 are meeting maintenance and safety standards at the beginning and midway point of deployment. The air wing … [Read more...]
Noble Partner Begins with Basic Training Tactics
MAY 16, 2016, VAZIANI, Georgia - Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment gathered the morning of May 13 to train on medical evacuations, cordon tactics and room clearing as part of Exercise Noble Partner. Exercise Noble Partner 16 is a Georgian and U.S. military training exercise taking place at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, May 11 to 26, 2016. … [Read more...]