SEPTEMBER 21, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy released an update to the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award plan for active component (AC) and full time support (FTS) Sailors Sept. 20 in NAVADMIN 212/16, that closes two skills and announces new award levels for Nuclear ratings from the list released earlier this year in NAVADMIN 155/16. Skill removals and award level … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Carlisle: F-35A is Fusion Warfare Key Component
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) - During a panel session at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference here Sept. 20, F-35A Lightning II senior leadership discussed the future of the multi-role aircraft. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the Air Combat Command commander, declared the F-35A the key component of fusion warfare. “It changes the game,” … [Read more...]
8 Military Innovations You See Everyday
September 21, 2016, by Brooke Faulkner - It’s no big secret that military institutions the world over tend to be at the forefront of their countries’ cutting-edge technologies. The military has more motivation to innovate than any other entity. Better technologies and supplies mean soldiers are more empowered to succeed, and more likely to triumph when called upon to … [Read more...]
Deadline Approaching for Alternative Combination Cover Wear Date
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Oct. 31 deadline for wear of the Alternative Combination Cover (ACC) is approaching and Navy leaders want to remind all officers and chiefs to acquire that cover or the current combination cover by that date. The deadline for wear was announced last October in NAVADMIN 236/15, which detailed the plan to redesign several uniform … [Read more...]
Marines Learn to Lead from the Frontline Leaders Course
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - “Hurry up, make the call, what’s your call, give me something!” In combat, bullets fly all around, casualties fall to the floor and exhaustion takes over, but Marine leaders have to step up and take charge. Marines and Australian soldiers developed their combat leadership skills during a Frontline Leaders Course at … [Read more...]