WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017 - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis yesterday completed his first trip to the Middle East, where he gained valuable insight as he prepares to make key policy decisions, including submitting the results of a counter-ISIS review of the department’s strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to the White House, Pentagon press operations director … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Soldiers Take on Cold Weather Leaders Course in Harsh Arctic Conditions
BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska (Army News Service) - During the winter of 1939 and 1940, winter-camouflaged Finnish ski troops for a time held off a much larger Soviet army that had neither skis nor winter camouflaging. The effectiveness of the Finnish army in snow and freezing temperatures was a real eye-opener for the U.S. Army at the time, said Sgt. Sarah Valentine, … [Read more...]
WEST 2017 Spotlights Information Warfare
FEBRUARY 22, 2017, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - WEST 2017, the premier naval conference and exposition on the west coast, kicked off at the San Diego Convention Center, Feb. 21. This three-day conference, now in its 27th year, brings military and industry leaders together in a single locale to encourage discussion with the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies impacting … [Read more...]
Alaska’s Extreme Cold Tests Soldiers, Equipment at Northern Warfare Training Center
FEBRUARY 21, 2017, LACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska (Army News Service) - Newcomers to the interior of Alaska are often taken aback by the extreme winter cold and its effects on the body and equipment, according to Steve Decker, a training specialist at the Northern Warfare Training Center here. When it gets 50 or 60 degrees below zero, vehicles -- even tracked ones … [Read more...]
Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Inspection Robotics Poised to Save Costly Inspection Time
FEBRUARY 21, 2017, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - A common problem for aircraft maintainers may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to an Air Force Research Laboratory advanced inspection robotics research effort. AFRL researchers recently traveled to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to demonstrate the Remote Access Nondestructive Evaluation (RANDE) system. … [Read more...]