FEBRUARY 10, 2017, WASHINGTON - A few thousand more troops for the train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan would help to break what is now a stalemate with the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other adversaries there, the commander of NATO's Resolute Support mission and of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Thursday. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Navy College Program App Available for Mobile Devices
FEBRUARY 9, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - A new Navy college program app is available, as of Feb. 8, which allows Sailors on-the-go access to many features of the Navy College Program (NCP). It is available as of Feb. 8. "The Navy College Program app offers Sailors mobile access to voluntary education planning tools, a counseling scheduler, and applications previously … [Read more...]
Off-Road, Expeditionary Ultralight All-Terrain Vehicles on Their Way to Infantry Marines
FEBRUARY 9, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia - Infantry Marines will soon receive ultralight all-terrain vehicles that will improve mission readiness by providing rapid logistics support in the field. Program Executive Officer Land Systems, the Corps’ acquisition arm for major land programs, is expected to deliver 144 Utility Task Vehicles to the regiment-level … [Read more...]
Navy Experimental Diving Unit Sailors Test New Equipment at 500 Feet
FEBRUARY 9, 2017, PANAMA CITY, Fla. (NNS) - Six Sailors assigned to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) at Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSAPC) "resurfaced" Feb. 2 after completing an 11-day simulated dive in the Ocean Simulation Facility (OSF) by being compressed to the equivalent of a depth of 500 feet. The NEDU Sailors were decompressed and released from the … [Read more...]
Tiny Life-Saving Device from the Institute of Surgical Research Receives FDA Clearance
FEBRUARY 9, 2017, FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The ability to measure the body's capacity to compensate for blood loss, also known as the compensatory reserve, has been the focus of researchers at the Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for years. Hemorrhagic shock from blood loss is the leading cause of death in trauma patients. Traditional methods … [Read more...]