JULY 3, 2020 - With many local pools closed due to the pandemic, many find themselves itching for the chance to get out and enjoy the water this summer. Natural bodies of water are becoming more popular warranting a look into how to mitigate the risks involved with not only close proximity to others but the hazards lurking in the water. Indeed, last summer was the last of … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2020
Army’s Virtual Recruiting Event Eyes Diverse Talent
JULY 3, 2020 - The Army is open for business, said the force’s top recruiting and training general, and is seeking-out thousands of talented, diverse recruits to fill its ranks during a three-day hiring spree designed to offset COVID-19 hurdles. The Army National Hiring Days, an ambitious three-day hiring windfall looking to draw more than 10,000 recruits, launched Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Leave and Liberty now Exempt from COVID Travel Restrictions
JULY 3, 2020 - Effective immediately, leave and liberty outside the local area of your command is exempt from ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper approved the leave exemption for all military on June 29. The Navy's rules for implementation came in NAVADMIN 189/20 on July 2. Approval authority for leave outside of the local area will be … [Read more...]
No Sign of Operations Tempo Slowing, National Guard Bureau Chief Says
JULY 3, 2020 - Some 120,000 members of the National Guard have responded this year to natural disasters — floods in Michigan, wildfires in Kansas and tornadoes in Tennessee, just to name a few; — and have participated in global military operations and responded to civil disturbances and to COVID-19, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said. "It has been a crazy year, and … [Read more...]
Drone Use Highly Regulated On, Near Military Installations
JULY 2, 2020 - Two incidents in the last three years involving privately owned drones raised concerns at Fort Indiantown Gap’s Muir Army Airfield. In the first, a drone came within 100 feet of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter that was flying just east of the installation. In the second incident, a drone flew east to west directly over the airfield and descended into the vicinity … [Read more...]