NOVEMBER 16, 2016, FT. INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Two hundred New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade are honing their staff skills here in a high-stress, fast-paced command post exercise testing their ability to bring Army air power into the fight on a modern battlefield during Warfighter at Fort Indiantown Gap. "Although the aircraft … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Pacific Air Forces and US Marine Corps Conclude Exercise Cope West 17
NOVEMBER 16, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan, By Cpl. Aaron Henson - U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 conclude exercise Cope West 17 at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, on Nov. 11, 2016. Cope West 17 is a fighter-focused exercise lead by Pacific Air Forces and executed by the U.S. Marine Corps and Indonesian Air … [Read more...]
New Non-resident Training Course Benefits IT Sailors
NOVEMBER 16, 2016, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - The Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) released an overhauled version of the information systems technician (IT) rating non-resident training course (NRTC), Nov. 10. The new NRTC immediately replaces previous versions, which will be archived in six months, and applies to Sailors with Navy Occupational Specialty (NOS) … [Read more...]
Female Recruitment Team Tout Rewards of Job
November 15, 2016, POMONA, Calif. (Army News Service) - In 2013, Staff Sgt. Tifani Hightower questioned whether volunteering for female recruitment team duty was the best decision. She wondered what she'd gotten herself into. A young Latino lady living in Baytown, Texas, was her first recruiting prospect. The woman saw the benefits of joining the Army and was eager to … [Read more...]
Navy Surgeon General Announces New Strategic Priorities for Navy Medicine
NOVEMBER 15, 2016, By Jazmine Wise, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery public affairs - The U.S. Navy's top doctor announced new strategic priorities for Navy Medicine, Nov. 15. Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), presented the new mission, vision, principles and priorities for Navy Medicine, with rapid … [Read more...]