JANUARY 24, 2017, WASHINGTON - Retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis has officially been confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense. While many of you who served (and those of you who still serve) in the Marine Corps know his achievements well, many other service members and DoD civilians might not know that much about the veteran commander. So to help introduce him to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Veterans and Cancer
January 24, 2017, by Anum Yoon - Our veterans should receive top-of-the-line medical care - especially when it comes to serious diseases like cancer. Many occurrences of cancer among veterans can be linked back to their time in the service. For instance, soldiers who served in Vietnam may have been exposed to Agent Orange, a known carcinogen. Soldiers of more current conflicts, … [Read more...]
New Financial Literacy App Preps Sailors for Blended Retirement System Choices
JANUARY 24, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - A new application for mobile devices designed to enhance financial literacy for Sailors is available today and helps provide the latest info on the Blended Retirement System (BRS) that goes into effect in 2018. The app is designed to provide Sailors with anytime, anywhere access to both training and resources that will help them make … [Read more...]
AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missiles Pass Tests
JANUARY 23, 2017, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) - Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircrews recently tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles, demonstrating the bomber force’s ability to configure, load, fly and deliver the nation’s only nuclear cruise missile. The B-52H aircrews departed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the Utah Test and … [Read more...]
USNS Spearhead Set to Deploy, Continuing Promise 2017 Begins
JANUARY 23, 2017, MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) - Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) will begin early next week with the deployment a Military Sealift Command-operated expeditionary fast transport vessel, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1), to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility from January to April. CP-17 is a USSOUTHCOM-sponsored, and U.S. Naval Forces Southern … [Read more...]