SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, WASHINGTON - The deadline is fast approaching for service members to participate in the 2016 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey. Selected active-duty service members have until Sept. 28 to take the online or paper survey. The survey's results will inform the Defense Department's future prevention and response efforts, Defense Department spokesman Eric … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
National Preparedness Month: Hurricanes Happen – Prepare Early and Often
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, by LT Sarah Janaro - September is National Preparedness Month. Today we’ll tell you how to make sure you are prepared for one of the largest weather phenomenon – hurricanes. It appears that the peak of hurricane season may be upon us. While hurricanes usually give us a heads-up that they are coming, that doesn’t mean we can let up our guards. A hurricane’s … [Read more...]
18 Nations Participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand - Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans ahead. An exercise bringing together those very forces from 18 nations’ military and government organizations kicked off Sept. 5, 2016 at 14th Military Circle, … [Read more...]
Virtual Strike Group Verifies New U.S. Navy Combat Capability at 2016 USS Dahlgren Demonstration
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) - The Navy evaluated a strike group's gun weapon systems, combat systems and unmanned vehicles' interoperability with surface and air assets while firing on targets at the 2016 USS Dahlgren demonstration Aug. 30. It was the first time an entire Navy strike group was brought together in a land-based environment spanning the entire kill … [Read more...]
NMCP’s Simulation Center Celebrates 10 Years of Training Excellence
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016, Portsmouth, Va. (NNS) - The Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) celebrated their 10th anniversary Aug. 31 with an open house that offered visitors the opportunity to watch demonstrations of the simulation equipment, as well as try out many of the trainers themselves. The HSBTC provides … [Read more...]