MAY 20, 2019 - In the distant future, teams of Soldiers equipped with high-powered exoskeletons disembark a series of autonomous personnel carriers outside the enemy's position. Overhead, a small fleet of drones scans the engagement area, giving each Soldier a real-time view of the battlefield through their heads-up display. As each team moves into position, they hear a … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
Airman Safety App Empowers Airmen to Submit Instant Reports
MAY 20, 2019 - In the land of ‘make believe,’ occupational hazards wouldn’t be a problem, because a wave of a magical wand would simply make any safety concerns disappear. Unfortunately, the Hawaii Air National Guard doesn’t have any wands, but it now has the next best thing – the Airman Safety App. The Airman Safety Action Program, also known as ASAP, is an online resource … [Read more...]
Reel Time Theaters to Offer Free Advance Screening of Godzilla for Military Communities
MAY 17, 2019 - Service members, military families and retirees can get a free sneak peak of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang, at … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Launches New Marketing Campaign: “In Our Boots”
MAY 17, 2019 - In Our Boots is the U.S. Army's new recruitment marketing effort for prospective recruits. This is an immersive virtual reality experience to inspire and inform brave young men and women when it comes to considering a future in the U.S. Army. By engaging with In Our Boots, the young Americans will experience, what it is like to be an Army Soldier on a mission … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Fields First UAS Drone
MAY 16, 2019 - Imagine a battlefield where Soldiers have access to near-real time video transmitted back to them on a handheld device. Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) fielded the first personal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. Army to Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, April 29th-May 3rd, 2019 at Fort Bragg, NC. Soldiers did more … [Read more...]