JANUARY 30, 2020 - The Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) International Training Center (NITC) held a welcome reception for international students onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Jan. 29. The reception hosted 38 international military students from 28 countries whom are currently attending professional military education or … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
Used Ships Could Solve Sealift Readiness Issues
JANUARY 30, 2020 - The aging vessels used to move personnel, equipment and supplies around the world pose a readiness concern, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command said. In September, the command held a "turbo activation" exercise, activating more than 30 transport vessels with no notice to assess their ability to get ready for operations. "We kind of confirmed … [Read more...]
Soldiers Take a Shot at Army’s New Marksmanship Qualification
JANUARY 30, 2020 - Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 100th Brigade Support Battalion, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., conducted the Army's new M16 rifle and M4 carbine qualification on Fort Sill, Jan. 23, 2020. The new course has been designed to replace the Cold War-era marksmanship qualification course requiring Soldiers to engage targets … [Read more...]
Transition to Veterans Program Office Streamlines Delivery of Services
JANUARY 29, 2020 - The Department of Defense has announced a merger of two programs under the Defense Human Resources Activity’s Defense Personnel and Family Support Center to provide streamlined services to members of the armed forces and their families. The Office for Reintegration Programs (ORP) has combined with the DoD’s Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO) to … [Read more...]
North Korea Remains Security Threat to U.S., Allies
JANUARY 29, 2020 - North Korea remains a security challenge, and the United States continues to pursue North Korean denuclearization, a senior Pentagon official told the House Armed Services Committee. In a security update on the Korean Peninsula today, John C. Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, said that by any measure, North Korea poses an ongoing, credible … [Read more...]