JUNE 12, 2017, BETHESDA, Maryland (NNS) - Team Navy athletes participated in the Navy Wounded Warrior Walter Reed Adaptive Sports training camp at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) June 10. The purpose of the camp focused on wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball and swimming preparing the athletes for the 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
Underwater Welding: Army Divers Conduct Salvage Projects, Keep Ports Afloat
JUNE 9, 2017, JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - In order to sharpen their skills, the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment deep sea divers participated in an underwater welding training exercise at Joint-Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 5-9, 2017. The detachment, which falls under the 30th Engineering Battalion, 20th Engineering Brigade, practiced welding in a tank in preparation for … [Read more...]
Combat Center’s Battle Simulation Center: Virtual Training for the Corps
JUNE 9, 2017, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The Marine Corps uses parts of kinetic and virtual training to enhance their readiness, the Battle Simulation Center located in building 1655 is one of several virtual training facilities aboard the Combat Center. The Battle Simulation Center, located on the main side as well as Camp Wilson, … [Read more...]
Marines Test New M320 Grenade Launcher Module
JUNE 9, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE. N. C. - Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion practiced handling and firing the new M320 grenade launcher module at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 6. 2nd CEB is one of the first Marine Corps units to be issued the M320, which has already been in use by the U.S. Army. The weapon system offers a multitude of … [Read more...]
Army Improves Mobility, Readiness with New Secure Wireless Systems
JUNE 8, 2017, FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Imagine a fast-paced, complex combat environment that constantly shifted Army personnel and resources from one area to the other. In order to establish a functional tactical operations center (TOC) to direct troop movements and logistics, Soldiers have to handle nearly 2 dozen boxes of costly CAT 5 cables, weighing hundreds of pounds, in order … [Read more...]