JUNE 5, 2019 - Soon Soldiers worldwide could have a wealth of training options at their home station or armory -- on a virtual platform. The Army recently conducted user assessments of its "One World Terrain" technology, a key component of the Synthetic Training Environment that will allow Soldiers to train virtually in 3-D on battlefields around the world from home station … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2019
So Your Property Got Damaged or Lost During a PCS Move – What Now?
JUNE 4, 2019 - The stories are as varied as the Soldiers who have experienced them -- Your car door panel was pried open and is busted; you open your 55" TV packing box only to find it filled with clothes; you're at work when a hailstorm hits, leaving golf-ball sized dents all over your car. Whether you've moved to a new duty station, deployed overseas, or just lived and … [Read more...]
USS Anchorage Demonstrates Amphibious Beach Landing
JUNE 4, 2019, SUNSET BEACH, OR – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) demonstrated its emergency response capabilities by conducting an amphibious beach landing off the coast of Oregon, June 3. The launch was part of the second iteration of a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) training event in the Oregon area. The first took … [Read more...]
Navy Launches Advancement-to-Position Program
JUNE 4, 2019 - Navy announced the creation of a program with an advancement incentive to fill priority recruiter and recruit division commander (RDC) billets June 3, in NAVADMIN 122/19. The Advancement-to-Position program will advance select Sailors to the paygrade of E-6 and provide them with pay commensurate with that paygrade upon reporting to their ultimate duty station, … [Read more...]
Joint Hypersonic Weapon Tests to Start Next Year
JUNE 3, 2019 - The first joint flight test of a future hypersonic weapon will take place next year, followed by tests every six months until the weapon is fielded by fiscal year 2023, the chief of Army's hypersonic program said last week. Under the joint venture, the Army is responsible for producing the weapon's common glide body, which will also be used by the Air Force … [Read more...]