JUNE 23, 2017, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - The first two Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank Modernization A2 models outfitted with a state of the art rocket launcher have rolled off the line at Production Plant Barstow. The new Modified Target Acquisition System turret vastly upgrades the tank killing capabilities of the LAV-ATM for the Marine Corps said Chuck … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
800 New York Army National Guard Soldiers Heading to Australia for 3-Week Training Exercise
JUNE 23, 2017, NEW YORK, N.Y. - More than 800 New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Australia on July 7 for a 3-week training exercise with the Australian Army. The bulk of the Soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, which has units in New York, Farmingdale and Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Troop C from the 2nd Squadron, 101st … [Read more...]
How to Write a Military Resume
June 23, 2017, by Mary Walton - So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and leave the service, possibly for good. Whatever role you performed in during your time in the military, you can safely say that you’re proud of everything you’ve done and everything you’ve achieved, but, it’s time for the next step. Writing a military resume isn’t one of the easiest tasks in the word, … [Read more...]
Suicide Prevention: Help Comes in Many Forms for Those with Suicidal Thoughts, Depression
JUNE 22, 2017, VICENZA, Italy - A few months after returning from his second deployment to Afghanistan, a senior noncommissioned officer found himself in trouble. "I was there physically, but I didn't feel like I was really there. I started to consider whether the world would be better off without me," he said. While his brigade had lost five Soldiers to rocket and … [Read more...]
NRL Issued Patent for Self-Contained Microbial Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell
JUNE 22, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, has received a U.S. patent for a self-assembling, self-repairing, and self-contained microbial photoelectrochemical solar cell driven entirely by sunlight and microorganisms. A solar-microbial fuel cell (SMFC) is a non-semiconductor-based system, … [Read more...]