SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 - October 1st is the date the Army expects the bid samples and written proposals for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, referred to as OMFV, Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman told the attendees of the Maneuver Warfighter Conference Sept. 11. Coffman directs the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, which leads the Army’s effort to modernize its … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2019
Navy Adds Electronic Travel Voucher Submittal Capability to MyPCS Mobile
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 - Striving to further improve a Sailor/family PCS move experience, the Navy has added the ability to electronically prepare, sign and submit a permanent change of station (PCS) travel voucher within MyPCS Mobile available on Sept. 11. MyPCS Mobile provides Sailors access to a personalized checklist tailored for an individual Sailor’s PCS move, the ability … [Read more...]
Trump, Esper Honor Victims of 9/11
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday remembered the nearly 3,000 people who died in the 9/11 attacks and issued a warning to anyone who may consider launching a similar attack. Speaking at a ceremony at Washington's 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Trump named some of the service members, veterans and first responders who aided in the 9/11 rescue, as well as … [Read more...]
Researching the Marine Corps’ Next-Generation Light Armored Vehicle
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring research to develop the next-generation Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), in preparation to replace the Marine Corps’ current Light Armored Vehicle (LAV). The current LAV supports Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions that perform all-weather, sustained-reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance and … [Read more...]
Navy Transforms Naval Education, Hires First Chief Learning Officer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 - Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10 announced John R. Kroger as the Department of the Navy’s first-ever chief learning officer (CLO), who will lead and unify all Navy and Marine Corps formal education programs. Kroger comes to the Department from Harvard University, where he served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and leader … [Read more...]