JUNE 29, 2016, WASHINGTON - Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the annual General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award during a retirement dinner held in honor of the award's namesake in Washington on June 23. This new Air Force-level award will be presented to the service's top total force team that demonstrates improved effectiveness, operational readiness … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Know Your Supplements, It Could Cost You
JUNE 28, 2016, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Airmen should be careful when taking dietary supplements -- because of the potential health risks, but also because they could lead to a positive urinalysis test result, according to officials with Air Force Reserve Command’s Medical Services Directorate and staff judge advocate’s office. “You really need to do your homework and … [Read more...]
NATTC Celebrates LGBT Diversity
JUNE 28, 2016, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - Service members from the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) hosted a diversity event celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month June 24 in the Charles A. Taylor Hangar at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The hourlong event, organized by the NATTC Command Diversity Council, featured presentations … [Read more...]
Shooters Earn Medals in Air Rifle and Pistol Competitions at Warrior Games
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, West Point, N.Y., June 28, 2016 - In a white room here June 19, a row of shooters carefully pointed their air pistols 10 meters from small boxes containing tiny electronic bullseyes that, when “hit,” signaled a monitor showing the result, accurate within less than a millimeter. Only the soft tapping sound of the shots were audible on the range and a … [Read more...]
Army Cyber Events Tag-Team to Attract New Technologies
JUNE 28, 2016, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Cyber Blitz. Cyber Quest. Cyber Innovation Challenge. Feeling the whiplash? Good - then hackers and attackers will, too. Seeking to attract cutting-edge technologies from the public and private sectors as it equips a growing cyber force, the Army has established a series of events to quickly evaluate, integrate -- and in some … [Read more...]