JULY 17, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - The January 2018 Navy-wide E7 advancement cycle (Cycle 238) testing date for active duty and full time support Sailors who are advancement eligible to the paygrade of E7 was recently announced in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 175/17, released July 14. Each Navy advancement examination consists of 25 professional military … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
US, Partner Nations Build Global Readiness Through Excess Foreign Military Equipment Sales
JULY 17, 2017, WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army continues to build on its core themes of readiness and global engagement through U.S. foreign military equipment sales according to Maj. Gen. Stephen Farmen, commander, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command. Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army's Hot Topics seminar on June 29, Farmen reiterated that the FMS program encourages … [Read more...]
Passing the Torch: II Marine Expeditionary Force Bids Farewell to Commander
JULY 17, 2017, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - Major General Walter L. Miller, Jr. capped off his 38-year Marine Corps career during a II Marine Expeditionary Force relief, appointment and retirement ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 12, 2017. This relinquishment marked the Texas native's remarkable II MEF tour of duty. Miller, who has served as the II MEF commanding general … [Read more...]
New SPEAR Fitness Program Focuses on Prevention to Reduce Injury
JULY 14, 2017, VICENZA, Italy - In early 2016, Col. Gregory Anderson, commander, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), identified a high rate of overuse injuries in the paratroopers of that unit. He reached out to Lt. Col. Brian Bender, commander, U.S. Army Health Center-Vicenza, in search of a solution to improve unit readiness. Anderson envisioned a program … [Read more...]
Researcher, Security Forces Bring New Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program to Bagram Air Field
JULY 14, 2017, BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) - As the use of unmanned aircraft systems rises across the world, researchers from around the Defense Department are testing new ways to counter the new threats they could present with a new counter-unmanned aircraft systems program. The 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron teamed up with a researcher from the Air … [Read more...]