JULY 13, 2017, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017. Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire training exercises to give MWSS-171 the knowledge and confidence to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Chaplain Candidates Participate in Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship
JULY 13, 2017, KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) - About 20 years ago, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor placed his hands on a 7-year-old boy’s forehead. After a moment of reflection, he prophesied the boy would be a man of God. Today, that boy is now 2nd Lt. William Hammond, an Air Force chaplain candidate completing his Master of Divinity. The lieutenant is one of 27 … [Read more...]
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Spotlight: Search and Rescue Hoax Distress Calls
JULY 13, 2017 - The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead agency for maritime search and rescue (SAR) in U.S. waters. But that mission is compromised every time the service receives hoax distress calls. “The number of confirmed search and rescue hoax calls each year is dangerous for Coast Guard personnel, costly to taxpayers, and takes resources away from other legitimate Coast Guard … [Read more...]
Green Berets Add ‘Senior Mountaineers’ to Designations at Special Operations Advanced Mountaineering School
JULY 12, 2017, FORT CARSON, Colo. - At the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)'s Special Operations Advanced Mountaineering School, known as SOAMS, Green Berets are trained to survive in mountainous regions, and the skills they learn enable them to carry out difficult and dangerous mountain warfare operations across the globe. During the mountaineering school's featured … [Read more...]
Fiscal Year 2018 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board Convenes in December
JULY 12, 2017, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - The (FY-18) fiscal year 2018 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) will convene on December 4, according to NAVADMIN 167/17 released July 10. The board is a performance-driven review of senior enlisted personnel conducted primarily by senior enlisted personnel and has no quotas. Among many factors reviewed, documented misconduct … [Read more...]