SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - A year ago, Capt. Katie Evans, a personnel officer, had two choices: leave active duty to pursue full-time parenthood and hope to return some day, or apply for the new Career Intermission Program which would allow her to leave the service for a few years with a guaranteed return to active duty. CIP provides … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Teamwork Key to Preventing Soldier Suicides, Experts Say
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Staff Sgt. Miguel Sierra vividly recalls himself and his staff handling logistical matters in the aftermath of a sailor committing suicide. As a behavioral specialist and the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Sierra said this experience impressed upon him how teamwork … [Read more...]
“Black Sheep” Marines Participate in Spartan Fury Exercise
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii - Marines from Bravo Company, “Black Sheep,” 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, participated in Spartan Fury exercise 16.4 at Marine corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 6, 2016. Spartan Fury is a pre-deployment exercise in which service members conduct live-fire artillery training and unit leaders are able to further … [Read more...]
Navy Surveys the North Sea for Links to the Toughness of its Past
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, NORTH SEA (NNS) - A multinational group of Sailors and scientists from a variety commands, organizations and militaries surveys the North Sea for the wreckage of Revolutionary War ship Bonhomme Richard, Sept. 2-9. Underwater archaeologists from the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit(MDSU) 2, Sailors … [Read more...]
Air Force Narrows Locations Considered for Basing New MQ-9 Reaper Wing Units
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force has selected candidate bases for a potential new MQ-9 Reaper wing with units at up to two locations. For the first location, the Air Force identified Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Moody AFB, Georgia; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; and Shaw AFB, South Carolina, as candidate bases to potentially … [Read more...]