JANUARY 15, 2019 - The Blended Retirement System opt-in enrollment period closed at midnight on Dec. 31, 2018, capping off the successful roll-out of a new retirement system for members of the uniformed services. More than 400,000 DOD service members chose to opt into BRS during the enrollment period, and more than 150,000 new members were automatically enrolled upon entering … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2019
Managing The Airfield
JANUARY 14, 2019 - The airfield can be a very busy place. Multiple planes take off and land daily, vehicles transport Airmen and equipment to various locations, and even the runway itself can become a task with the maintenance it requires to maintain it. Charged with maintaining the accountability of everything on the airfield is the 380th Expeditionary Operational Support … [Read more...]
Navy Commissions USS Wichita
JANUARY 14, 2019, Mayport, FL - USS Wichita (LCS 13), the Navy’s seventh Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, was brought to life during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport on Jan. 12. "The LCS, like your favorite mobile device, offers more portability and maneuverability, while being much less conspicuous,” said Cmdr. Nathan Rowan, commanding officer of … [Read more...]
3-D Printing Enhances Soldier Readiness One Layer at a Time
JANUARY 14, 2019, USAG Humphreys - The low hum of several printers fill the room, except these are not your average printers. Instead these machines are Rapid Fabrication via Additive Manufacturing on the Battlefield (R-FAB) technology, also known as 3-D printing, used to reproduce essential parts and training aids. The 520th Maintenance Company, 2nd Infantry Division, … [Read more...]
Developing New Networked Land Mines
JANUARY 11, 2019 - An unusually frank and open forum among government and industry competitors yielded new insights into developing a Gator Landmine Replacement command-and-control system. Traditional land mines have been used for decades by the U.S. Army to “shape the terrain” in order to deny, slow or steer an enemy advance. However, once the mines were deployed, the … [Read more...]