JANUARY 16, 2017, FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard's environmental office, staffed by both Pennsylvania National Guard members and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs civilians, won first place for Sustainability Team in the 2016 Army National Guard Environmental Awards contest. Additionally, the team won second place for Natural … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Soldiers Dress Rehearse for 58th Presidential Inauguration
JANUARY 16, 2017, WASHINGTON, By David Vergun - About 5,000 service members participated in the 58th Presidential Inauguration dress rehearsal Sunday morning. The route stretched along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House and beyond. Personnel in musical units, marching bands, color guards, salute batteries and honor cordons practiced rendering appropriate … [Read more...]
Global Counterterrorism Workshop Builds the Team, Explores Increasing Role of Women
JANUARY 13, 2017, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Getting his point across to 69 fellow counterterrorism practitioners from 44 countries, Lt. Col. Sameer Marouf Masri told the real-life account of one of his female security officers, who ran an 18-month operation in five countries, tracking a lone-wolf terrorist from ISIS, which resulted in his capture and six others. … [Read more...]
BLAST: Greater Speed, Accuracy in Recognizing Brain Injury
JANUARY 13, 2017, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - Modern body armor better protects warfighters against shrapnel from explosive blasts. However, they still face a hidden threat -- the resulting blast pressure and shock wave which could cause traumatic brain injury (TBI). To fight this invisible, insidious adversary, the Office of Naval Research is sponsoring the development of a … [Read more...]
EUCOM Commander: US Armored Brigade’s Deployment to Poland ‘Significant’
JANUARY 13, 2017, WASHINGTON - Deployment to Poland of the U.S. Army, 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team "marks a significant moment in European deterrence and defense," Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. European Command, said in a Eucom news release. In the release, Scaparrotti, who wears a second hat as NATO supreme allied … [Read more...]