MAY 9, 2017, FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Just four months after the last Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (2/101 Air Assault) returned home from an advise and assist mission in Iraq, the 2/101 "Strike" Brigade is gearing up for a new mission as they bring a light infantry perspective to integrating and evolving communications systems during the Army's … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Army IG Has Resources Available on Issues Related to Transgender Service Members
MAY 9, 2017, WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense lifted the ban on transgender service members last year, and as the Army adjusts to accommodate this decision, Soldiers and leaders may have questions about the implementation of this policy change. Army Directive 2016-35, "Army Policy on Military Service of Transgender Soldiers," released Oct. 7, 2016, contains the answers … [Read more...]
2017 Fleet Week Returns to New York City; Ships Announced
MAY 9, 2017, NORFOLK (NNS) - Five U.S. Navy ships, four U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Yard Patrol boats (YPs), two U.S. Coast Guard cutters (USCGC), and one Royal Canadian Navy ship will participate during the 2017 Fleet Week New York (FWNY), May 24-30. It is anticipated that nearly 3,700 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will partake this year. Ship and pier locations … [Read more...]
Accelerating Hypersonics Research and Development
MAY 9, 2017, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force has always been about speed. Less than one month after the Air Force became its own service 70 years ago in September 1947, Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound - a barrier once considered impenetrable - in the Bell Aircraft X-1. On May 3, 2017, Air Force senior leaders met to consider … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Ensure You Have A Successful Military Career
MAY 9, 2017, by Anthony Maldonado - When уоu dесidе tо jоin thе militаrу, уоu are mаking a соmmitmеnt tо dо whаt your country nееdѕ you tо dо to kеер уоur hоmеlаnd ѕаfе. Thiѕ requires mеntаl аnd physical diѕсiрlinе. It is сruсiаl to fосuѕ аnd еxсеl during militаrу training tо еnѕurе success. Military ѕtаff training rеԛuirеѕ a dеliсаtе bаlаnсе оf оrgаnizing thе ѕtаff tо рrореrlу … [Read more...]