JULY 20, 2018, Arlington, VA - Can computer games help U.S. Navy recruits find military jobs they’ll enjoy and turn into long-term careers? To find out, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring Navy Life, an online platform of Navy-themed games and simulations. Navy Life matches potential recruits to enlisted jobs according to their skills, abilities and, most … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2018
National Guard Troops Safeguard The All-Star Game
JULY 19, 2018, Washington D.C. - Nationals Park rumbled with thunderous applause and fanatic attendees cheered with excitement as the 2018 MLB All-Star game got underway Tuesday. Attendees not already standing were asked to stand. A quiet still replaced the cheering. Honor replaced excitement. The national anthem played and the colors of the nation were presented. While … [Read more...]
Army Futures Command to Build on 3 Pillars ‘To Ensure We Can Fight And Win’
JULY 19, 2018, Washington D.C. - "We'll potentially be in a near-peer fight in the near future ... and it will be a difficult fight," said Lt. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and director of the Army Acquisition Corps, during an Association of the U.S. Army breakfast in Arlington, … [Read more...]
Air Force Recruiters Learn About Innovations for Next-Gen Special Ops Airmen
JULY 19, 2018, Washington D.C. - For the first time in the Defense Department, a series of career field specialties is using human performance monitoring and a data collection system, as well as specialized recruiters. Because of high attrition rates in its special operations career fields -- pararescue, combat controller, tactical air control party and special operations … [Read more...]
Maintaining The Osprey While Forward Deployed
JULY 18, 2018, Al Asad, Iraq - During June and July 2018, Marines forward deployed to Iraq with an MV-22B detachment in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve conducted maintenance on the Ospreys. The maintainers worked tirelessly to ensure the Ospreys were functional and ready to fly when called upon to conduct combat assault transport of cargo, … [Read more...]