WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he personally reviewed the intelligence on the Syrian regime’s April 4 chemical attack on its own people, and there is no doubt the regime is responsible for the decision to attack and for the attack itself. The secretary and Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, updated Pentagon reporters … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
2/8 Conducted a Scout Sniper Screener for Future Snipers
APRIL 12, 2017, JACKSONVILLE, N.C. United States - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted a scout sniper screener at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 3-7, 2017. The Marines were searching for highly qualified candidates to train and send to the Scout Sniper Basic Course. Once Marines completed all the required … [Read more...]
Chief of Naval Operations Tours Newest Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Maury
APRIL 12, 2017, MOSS POINT, Miss. (NNS) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson toured the Navy's newest oceanographic survey ship, USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), on April 8 to gain a better understanding of the oceanographic information the ship provides to the Department of Defense. The CNO is the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy and is … [Read more...]
355th Medical Group Increases Patient Access to Care Through Collaboration
APRIL 12, 2017, JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) - Leadership from medical treatment facilities across Air Combat Command met at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to share their patient access to care success stories April 5-6, 2017. Lt. Col. Jennifer Garrison, the 355th Medical Support Squadron administrator, was among those briefing at the ACC conference. Her … [Read more...]
Army Modernizes Portable Battlefield Radiography System
APRIL 12, 2017, FORT DETRICK, Maryland - Soldiers on the battlefield will soon use a new portable digital radiography system (PDRS) that is smaller, lighter, less expensive and more cyber-secure than previously fielded systems. The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency will soon field the PDRS to the Army to replace two aging devices, including an X-ray generator and an … [Read more...]