SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (NNS) - The Navy is seeking five enlisted Sailors for its 2017 enlisted to medical degree preparatory program (EMDP2) cohort at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USUHS) beginning September 2016. EMDP2 is a two-year program for academically-promising enlisted service members to complete preparatory coursework making … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
DoD Makes Prescription Drug Disposal Easy for Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2016 - The DoD makes prescription drug disposal easy for beneficiaries by allowing them to safely and easily dispose of expired and unused medications by bringing them to a military treatment facility or, in some cases, picking up a mailing envelope from the installation to send for destruction of the medications free of charge, Dr. George Jones, chief of … [Read more...]
Navy Conducts First Live Fire NIFC-CA Test with F-35
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico (NNS) - The Navy hosted its first live fire NIFC-CA test with F-35 to successfully test the integration of F-35 with existing Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) architecture Sept. 12. During the test, an unmodified U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from the Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) … [Read more...]
Collaborative Acquisition Equips Soldiers and Marines to Fight and Win
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia - In a series of ongoing efforts, Marine Corps Systems Command and the Army’s Program Executive Office - collaborative acquisitionhelps to develop, test and deliver ever-better capabilities for Marines and Soldiers. These acquisition professionals are also closely aligned to ensure uniforms and personal protective … [Read more...]
AFCENT Briefs Operation Inherent Resolve Effort in Fight Against ISIL
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - With significant progress and momentum in the U.S.-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the enemy will try to challenge the coalition in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria, the commander of Operation Inherent Resolve combined force air component told reporters today. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, the … [Read more...]