APRIL 13, 2020 - Last year, the Marine Corps fielded a lightweight, tablet-based system that improves situational awareness on the battlefield. This year, Marines will see an enhanced version of the technology. The Marine Air-Ground Task Force Common Handheld enables dismounted Marines to leverage commercial smart devices to plot and share locations. The tablet’s software … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
NCOs, Petty Officers to be ‘the Calm in the Eye of the Storm’
APRIL 11, 2020 - Noncommissioned officers and petty officers must be "the calm in the eye of the storm" as the armed services confront the coronavirus pandemic, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López said. The SEAC spoke during a town hall meeting on Facebook this afternoon. NCOs must be the conduits of truthful, correct and timely information to … [Read more...]
25,000 Soldiers for Life Respond to Call
APRIL 10, 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, many civilian medical providers’ capabilities are being stretched thin. To help fill this gap, the Army has deployed its own medical professionals to the field, and are now calling on former Soldiers to join the battle. Last month, the Army reached out to approximately 800,000 retired Soldiers, gray-area Soldiers and … [Read more...]
Diving with Sharks Gives Soldiers Unique Way to Handle Anxiety
APRIL 10, 2020 - The experience of swimming with sharks is one you’re probably excited to do, curious about doing, or deathly afraid of. For Soldiers at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the experience was exhilarating to the say the least. “This was quite an experience! Never in my life did I think I would get in the water with … [Read more...]
DoD’s Top Leaders Conduct Town Hall Meeting
APRIL 10, 2020 - The Defense Department has provided medical equipment to federal agencies in need, and DOD's top-tier research scientists and medical professionals are working with the private sector to develop a vaccine, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in a live-streamed town hall meeting from the Pentagon. The secretary was joined today by Army Gen. Mark A. … [Read more...]