AUGUST 28, 2017, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Researchers from industry and universities across the nation have rallied around a collaborative technology alliance with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory since 2008. A research program called Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology, or MAST, came to its conclusion during a capstone event of presentations and demonstrations … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Honoring the Fallen Marines of VMGR-452
AUGUST 28, 2017, Marine Forces Reserve - The sound of taps echoed throughout Hangar 100 of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, NY, on the afternoon of Aug. 27, 2017, as Marines, family, airmen and local government leaders joined to honor nine Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces … [Read more...]
PTSD 101
AUGUST 25, 2017, NORFOLK (NNS) - According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), about 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. The traumas can range anywhere from being in a major motor vehicle accident, seeing someone pass away violently, rape, or in the case of some service members, being exposed to … [Read more...]
Texas Guard Mobilizes Ahead of Hurricane Harvey’s Landfall
AUGUST 25, 2017, AUSTIN, Texas - At the request of Gov. Greg Abbott through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, about 700 members of the Texas Army National Guard and Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard with the Texas Military Department have been activated and are pre-positioning throughout the state ahead of Hurricane Harvey's landfall later this … [Read more...]
US, South Korean Military Leaders Reinforce Alliance to Deter North Korean Threats
AUGUST 25, 2017, WASHINGTON - Top U.S. and South Korean military leaders spoke to reporters yesterday at Osan Air Base near the South Korean capital of Seoul to reinforce the alliance between the two countries and their combined resolve to deter North Korean threats. In attendance were Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command and … [Read more...]