AUGUST 5, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15. This new change aligns the Air Force’s installation access policy with requirements of the Real ID Act, which focuses on improving the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Olympics Live Coverage Available to Most Soldiers Worldwide
AUGUST 5, 2016, DALLAS (AAFES) - This year, for the first time, U.S. service members worldwide will have access to streaming NBC Olympics live coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics from their desktop and personal devices. The benefit is being provided at no cost to those who are currently serving in the U.S. military or retired military members by Comcast NBCUniversal in … [Read more...]
Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 Concludes
AUGUST 5, 2016, PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - The world's largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016, concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in Rim of the … [Read more...]
Face of Defense: Former Reserve Captain Competes on ‘American Tarzan’
FORT SHERIDAN, Ill., Aug. 5, 2016 - If one was asked to imagine the average 40-year-old American woman, would the image of such a woman include racing through the jungles of a remote island, jumping off cliffs and swinging through trees? If the answer is no, then meeting a woman like Kim Liszka, a 42-year-old emergency room nurse from Macungie, Pennsylvania, would prove to … [Read more...]
Top Ways a Military Education Makes Great Leaders
August 5, 2016, by Anica Oaks - When people think of great leaders, they often picture coaches, teachers, and business professionals, but the most significant leadership traits are often found in those who have military training and experience. From the moment new recruits enter boot camp, they are subjected to a stressful and challenging environment. Rather than giving up … [Read more...]