JULY 28, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support (NAVSUP GLS) completed the deployment of a five-person Enterprise Logistics Response Team (ELRT) July 22 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, the world's largest international maritime exercise. The five-person team, comprising Sailors from NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Policy Changes Allow Airmen to Retrain Into Special Ops
JULY 27, 2016, HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) - In a move to meet the high demand for battlefield Airmen, the Air Force announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum from April. The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to cross-train into the special tactics career fields, should they be selected … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Greater Flexibility for FY-17 General Military Training (GMT)
JULY 27, 2016, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - The Navy announced via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 166/16, additional flexibility for the fiscal year 2017 General Military Training (GMT) requirements released July 26. The two categories of GMT, Standardized Core Training (SCT) and Command-Assigned Readiness Enhancement (CARE) training will continue to place additional … [Read more...]
DoD Program CAP Aids Military Members and Civilian Employees With Disabilities
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2016 - Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark civil rights legislation that has removed barriers for millions of Americans and serves as a gold standard around the world. On July 26, CAP, the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program, CAP, an initiative through which the Defense Department offers free … [Read more...]
Communications Proves to be Essential Tool for Preparedness
JULY 27, 2016, COLUMBIA, S.C. - In late September 2015, Hurricane Joaquin was churning in the Atlantic, far off the coast of South Carolina. On September 30th, while this hurricane was still in the Bahamas, weather forecasters in the Carolinas were meeting to discuss a weather system that was projected to drop unprecedented amounts of rain that could worsen if the hurricane … [Read more...]