OCTOBER 18, 2018 - On the afternoon of Oct. 10, Hurricane Michael, a category four hurricane, ripped through Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and the surrounding area leaving severe damage through its path. Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, received the alert call the next day and within 12 hours, a small initial assessment … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2018
Army Reserve Preparing To Fight On A New Battlefield
OCTOBER 17, 2018 - "We've been fighting a certain type of way for the last 17 years and the next fight may look very different," said Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey during a panel, Oct. 9. The panel, hosted by Luckey, took place at the annual Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition held in Washington, D.C. The overarching … [Read more...]
Researchers Develop Technique To Locate Robots, Soldiers in GPS-Challenged Environments
OCTOBER 16, 2018, Adelphi, MD - Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a novel algorithm that enables localization of humans and robots in areas where GPS is unavailable. According to ARL researchers Gunjan Verma and Dr. Fikadu Dagefu, the Army needs to be able to localize agents operating in physically complex, unknown and infrastructure-poor … [Read more...]
Navy, Gerard Butler Collaborate on Submarine Movie
OCTOBER 16, 2018 - Hollywood came to the Pentagon today as actor Gerard Butler spoke to Pentagon reporters about his collaboration with the U.S. Navy in making “Hunter-Killer,” a submarine movie due out this week. The Pentagon press briefing studio was filled to capacity as Butler – who plays the commander of the fictional attack sub USS Arkansas in the movie – answered … [Read more...]
Florida National Guard Works Route Clearance After Hurricane Michael
OCTOBER 15, 2018, Panama City, FL - "Seeing all the people here that are in dire need of our help… this is what we signed up to do." said Florida National Guard Spc. Thomas Brinsko, a Soldier of Alpha Co. 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion in Tallahassee, Florida." Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle Oct. 11, leaving areas from Pensacola to Tallahassee … [Read more...]