JULY 30, 2020 - As the first target pops up during the new Army Rifle Qualification Test, the U.S. Military Academy cadets taking part fire one round each before immediately dropping into an unsupported prone position. There, they fire nine more times before reloading and switching to a supported prone position with their weapons resting on a sandbag. Ten shots and a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2020
U.S. Marines with Scout Snipers Course Participate in Stalking Exercise
JULY 30, 2020 - U.S. Marines with the Scout Sniper Course 2-20, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry - West, participated in a stalking and infiltration course in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, July 26. The Marines started at a designated grid point then moved forward by various means toward two … [Read more...]
Eglin AFB Prepared, Ready for F-15EX
JULY 30, 2020 - In less than a year, Eglin Air Force Base takes possession of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX. Big plans and procedures are underway so developmental and operational testing can begin as soon as possible when EX1 and EX2 arrive in 2021. The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force will manage the DT and OT planning and provisioning for the … [Read more...]
Air Force Allows Pregnant, Postpartum Women to Attend PME
JULY 30, 2020 - Pregnant and postpartum members may now attend professional military education without an exception to policy, and are also exempt from the requirement to have a passing fitness assessment prior to attending. Previous policy prevented pregnant women and women within their one-year postpartum deferment period from attending PME, creating an unintended barrier … [Read more...]
DoD Proposes Removing More Than 11,000 Troops From Germany
JULY 30, 2020 - The United States will bring some American service members home from their forward stationed assignments in Germany, while other service members will move to other locations in Europe to improve the commitment to NATO and the defense of Europe, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said, adding that the proposed changes are firmly in line with the National … [Read more...]