JUNE 13, 2017, CARLISLE, Pa. - The flags of U.S. states and 70 countries fluttered in the cool morning breeze as members of the Army War College resident class of 2017 arrived on the Carlisle Barracks' parade field for their graduation, ready to assume a distinguished place among strategic leaders after 10 months of graduate-level study. Almost 400 military officers of the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
DOD Launches Blended Retirement System Comparison Calculator
JUNE 12, 2017, WASHINGTON - With the launch of the new Blended Retirement System, service members may wonder how to compare their retirement benefits with the existing legacy system. To help with this, the Defense Department has launched a comparison calculator for eligible service members to analyze their estimated retirement benefits under both the legacy system and the … [Read more...]
Final FDNF Ring of the Liberty Bells
JUNE 12, 2017, WESTERN PACIFIC (NNS) - On July 8, 1776, perched in the tower of the Pennsylvania State House, a 12-foot copper and tin bell called to attention the residents of Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was to be read publicly for the first time by Col. John Nixon. With the words "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. … [Read more...]
Reserve Marines , Royal Commandos Build Cultural Bridge During UK-Based Exercise Red Dagger 17
JUNE 12, 2017, United Kingdom - Marines with Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers with the British Army, participated in exercise Red Dagger 17 in multiple locations around the United Kingdom, June 1-16, 2017. With a partnership between the U.S. and U.K. that dates back to the … [Read more...]
Army National Guard Provides Critical Link in Disaster Communication Tool Suite
JUNE 12, 2017, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - When disaster strikes the U.S. homeland, a new network communications tool suite will enable Army National Guard (ARNG) Soldiers to provide first responders with interoperable network and phone communications, even when local infrastructure has been destroyed. "In a disaster situation, interoperable communications between the military, … [Read more...]