January 4, 2017, By Cheryl Pellerin - On Dec. 28, 2016, President Barack Obama published the annual proclamation of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing next-generation search technologies to help investigators find the online perpetrators of those crimes. Wade Shen, a program … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Air Force Program Assists Special Needs Family Members
JANUARY 4, 2017, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Being the parent of an 11-year-old boy with high- functioning autism is often a challenging and difficult journey that requires patience and sacrifice said Master Sgt. Virmania Accoo. “One of the biggest struggles we face as a family is helping my son adjust to a new PCS location and to find the right school … [Read more...]
Always Faithful: World War II Marine Veteran Turns 100
JANUARY 4, 2017, OLATHE, Kansas - With more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II, only a fraction of them still live today. Even fewer can claim to have reached the age of 100. John J. O’Leary, a retired Marine first lieutenant, is one of the lucky few. He celebrated his 100th birthday at the Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe, Kansas, Dec. 23, … [Read more...]
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Looks to Ensure Cyber Resiliency in Weapons Systems
JANUARY 4, 2017, HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - The Air Force, through its Life Cycle Management Center, has stood up the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS). Although the office's primary operating location and senior leadership will be at Hanscom Air Force Base, contributing staff will come from various Air Force organizations and geographic … [Read more...]
Army Implements New Physical Fitness Standards for Occupational Physical Assessment Test in 2017
JANUARY 3, 2017, By David Vergun - On Tuesday, the Army will begin administering the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, to all recruits to assess their fitness for military occupational specialties. The OPAT also will be used to assess some Soldiers who are reclassifying into a different MOS. Army Recruiting Command estimates that the OPAT will be administered … [Read more...]