JULY 8, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced an inaugural Naval Shipyard Innovation Fund of $1 million to test innovative shipyard projects designed to reduce the time and cost of repairing and returning ships to the fleet, July 7. The fund is tied directly to shipboard maintenance work and support systems that enhance NAVSEA Commander Vice … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Nine Seconds or Die: CBIRF Trains to the Basics Every Day
JULY 8, 2016, NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, Md. - "Gas, gas, gas,” the first sergeant yells out. Shortly after that shout, you hear the pulling of Velcro and straps and hard exhales as the Marines and Sailors from CBIRF expertly don their M53 Chemical-Biological Protective Mask. In less than 9 seconds, members of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, have … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases Candidate Bases for Battlefield Airman Training
JULY 8, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Today the Air Force announced eight installations as candidate locations where it will potentially consolidate its Battlefield Airman training. The installations include: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Hurlburt Field, Florida; Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; Keesler AFB, Mississippi; Little Rock AFB, Arkansas; Patrick AFB, Florida; Shaw AFB, … [Read more...]
Airborne Division Sets Stage for Multinational Exercise
JULY 8, 2016, RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany - The planning and preparation for an multinational exercise, more than 500 paratroopers and an airborne operation into a foreign country began months in advance. The 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade provided much of the critical behind-the-scenes support, including transportation, parachute rigging, manifesting, life … [Read more...]
Self Defense Test Ship Completes Test Trials Using 100 Percent Alternative Fuel
JULY 8, 2016, PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), ex-PAUL F. FOSTER went underway for final-phase testing of two alternative fuels, May 31. The SDTS traveled to San Diego, where it took on approximately 30,000 gallons of two types of alternative fuels. The ship then proceeded on a normal … [Read more...]