JULY 11, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy eliminated seven shipboard collateral duties in NAVADMIN 168/17, released July 11, and tasked a working group to further review all collateral duties for the potential to be eliminated or consolidated. The seven collaterals identified for immediate elimination were selected from a review of Fleet units and will have minimal impact … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
The ‘Total Army’ Angle: Active Duty, National Guard, Reserves Coordinate on GPS Exercise in Europe
JULY 11, 2017, CINCU, Romania - U.S. Army National Guard engineers and active-duty field artillery Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's regionally-allocated land force for Operation Atlantic Resolve navigated their way to combined training, as multinational exercises converged in the Romanian countryside on July 6. An engineer survey and design team, which normally works in … [Read more...]
Soldiers Master Intelligence Skills Through Gunnery Training
JULY 10, 2017, FORT HOOD, Texas - With a language all its own, the Army has many terms and acronyms that are unfamiliar to the civilian or corporate world. Even within the Army, each of the Military Occupational Specialties has their own unique terms and ways of communicating. However, the language of "gunnery training" is common across most specialties, and facilitates a … [Read more...]
USS Ronald Reagan Begins Exercise Talisman Saber 2017
JULY 10, 2017, CORAL SEA (NNS) - The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) began participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2017 (TS 17) off the coast of Australia July 8. TS 17 is a joint exercise sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint Operations Command designed to enhance U.S.-Australian military … [Read more...]
US Air Force to Host 2018 DOD Warrior Games in Colorado Springs
JULY 10, 2017, CHICAGO, Ill. (AFNS) - Defense Department officials announced July 8, 2017, that the Air Force will host the 2018 DOD Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado June 2018. The announcement took place during the closing ceremony of the Navy-hosted 2017 DOD Warrior Games in Chicago. To mark the announcement, U.S. Navy Adm. … [Read more...]