JULY 6, 2016, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued an injured hiker after he fell approximately 65 feet on Flat Top Mountain here, July 5. According to Tech. Sgt. Matt Carse, a controller with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Alaska State Troopers requested support from the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Improving Army Readiness for the 21st Century
JULY 6, 2016, WASHINGTON - When Lt. Gen. Robert T. Dail retired seven years ago, he was one of the most senior military logisticians in the Department of Defense. In his last assignment, he served as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency, where his team was providing 95 percent of the materiel used in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An interview was conducted to get … [Read more...]
Americans Can Celebrate Their Right to Vote From Anywhere This Independence Day
JULY 2, 2016, ALEXANDRIA, Va. - On July 4, millions of overseas citizens, Service members and their families will celebrate U.S. Independence Day - all over the world. Among the many freedoms citizens enjoy is the right to vote from anywhere they are. During this election year, Americans living away from their voting residence can easily make absentee voting part of their … [Read more...]
Stronger, Faster and Fitter: CMC Overhauls USMC Fitness Program
JULY 1, 2016, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - The Marine Corps has announced today that revisions have been made to its physical fitness program, to include the Physical Fitness Test (PFT), Combat Fitness Test (CFT) and the Body Composition Program (BCP). Changes to BCP will take effect immediately, while PFT and CFT changes will be implemented starting Jan. 1, 2017. The … [Read more...]
Revised Campaign Plan and Strategy for Maneuver Center of Excellence
JULY 1, 2016, FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Maneuver Center of Excellence Commanding General Maj. Gen. Eric Wesley, presented the way forward for MCoE and Fort Benning through 2022 with a campaign plan that included a revised mission statement, a vision statement for 2022 and four lines of efforts for achieving the goals of the plan. "The reason we are here is to rollout the … [Read more...]