OCTOBER 12, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Frustration with the pace of integrating new technologies within Army cyber can be likened to the 'clockspeed dilemma' which is a term applied recently to the auto industry, said Brig. Gen. Patricia Frost. The once innovative auto industry has trouble keeping pace with new developments of autonomous vehicles, sensors and … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Hardship Duty Pay -Tempo Reauthorized for Sailors
OCTOBER 12, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Today, the Navy announced a reauthorization of Hardship Duty Pay - Tempo (HDP-T) to help compensate Sailors for extended deployments and longer periods away from their homeport of more than 220 consecutive days. The Department of the Navy's HDP-T reauthorization proposal was approved by the Department of Defense for one year through … [Read more...]
USS Nimitz Successfully Completes Sea Trials
OCTOBER 11, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulled into San Diego, Oct. 10, after completing a successful six-day sea trials and officially marking the completion of a 20-month extended planned incremental availability. Nimitz got underway for the first time since January 2015 when it pulled away from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Oct. 5, to … [Read more...]
Flexible Batteries: Evolving Energy for the ‘New’ Reality
October 11, 2016, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - It’s a $7 million research industry today, expected to be worth $400 million by 2025. For researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, the “energy” spent in this research area is worth much more. By using highly conductive, flexible carbon nanotube mats, … [Read more...]
NATTC Diversity Council Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Ceremony
OCTOBER 11, 2016, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) service members attended a two-hour Hispanic Heritage Month ceremony Oct. 7 in the facility's Charles A. Taylor Hangar. Organized by the NATTC Command Diversity Council (CDC), the observance included presentations from CDC members as well as a speech from guest speaker Grace … [Read more...]