JUNE 8, 2017, AT SEA - Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a Combat Life Saver course aboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), at Sea, Mar. 30, 2017. CLS is a class designed to provide Marines skills that will allow them to better asses and react to injuries before being treated by a higher echelon … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
US Fleet Cyber Command/US 10th Fleet Hosts 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
JUNE 8, 2017, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (NNS) - Sailors from U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet (C10F) and Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Maryland commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway during a ceremony at the Base Theater on Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, June 5. Often described as the turning point in the Pacific during World War II, … [Read more...]
Multinational Forces Integrate Capabilities During Fire Support Coordination Exercise
JUNE 8, 2017, BEMOWO PISKE, Poland - "Wet, wet, wet" echoed across the gun line when British reconnaissance forces relayed a fire mission to a U.S. Fires Direction Center during a Fire Support Coordination Exercise at Land Forces Field Training Center, June 6, 2017. The combined training is part of Saber Strike 17, a month-long exercise from May 28-June 24, 2017, which is … [Read more...]
Maintaining First Line of Defense for Fighter Pilots
June 7, 2017, Joe Foss Field, S.D. - It is the job of a small group of Airmen in the electronic countermeasures(ECM) shop to maintain electronic warfare pods. These pods are the first line of defense for the 114th Fighter pilots while protecting foreign and domestic airspace. The members of the 114th Maintenance Squadron ECM shop have a challenging and critical role in the … [Read more...]
Defense Department Launches Blended Retirement System Comparison Calculator
June 7, 2017 - The Defense Department officially launched the Blended Retirement System comparison calculator, providing BRS opt-in eligible service members their first opportunity for an individualized comparison of retirement systems. The comprehensive tool, in combination with the mandatory BRS Opt-In Course, will assist the nearly 1.7 million opt-in eligible service members … [Read more...]