JULY 9, 2018, Washington D.C. - Defense Department personnel continue to assist in the rescue operations in Thailand to evacuate the remaining four boys and their coach from a flooded cave system, the director of defense press operations said today. The DoD effort consists of 42 deployed military personnel and one member from the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group Thailand, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2018
Army Combat Fitness Test Update
JULY 9, 2018 - The Army approved a new physical fitness test for all Active, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers that is highly correlated with combat readiness. The Army will execute the test through U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (USACIMT). This new physical fitness test will strengthen unit and … [Read more...]
Why You Should Consider A Car Gun and The Best Ways to Carry It
Before anything else, let’s step into a time machine and go back in a few decades when concealed carrying was still illegal in the USA, but people simply loved their guns. And that is why the most prevalent mode of carrying a weapon for self defense whenever an individual stepped out from the security of his home was carrying a gun in the car. The most usual spots for a car … [Read more...]
Army Guard Soldiers to See Tuition Assistance Program Changes
JULY 9, 2018, Arlington, VA - Changes to the Army National Guard’s Tuition Assistance Program are set to go into effect Aug. 5, allowing Army Guard members immediate access to benefits after they complete basic and advanced individual training. “Previously, until this policy change, soldiers had to complete AIT and then, when they came back to their units, they had to wait a … [Read more...]
Army Researchers Teaching Robots to be More Reliable Teammates for Soldiers
JULY 6, 2018, Adelphi, MD - Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to quickly teach robots novel traversal behaviors with minimal human oversight. The technique allows mobile robot platforms to navigate autonomously in environments while carrying out actions a human would expect of … [Read more...]