NOVEMBER 27, 2020 - Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors assigned to the 436th Security Forces Squadron resumed training and qualification classes at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, by incorporating established COVID-19 social distancing and sanitization guidelines to provide a safe training environment while meeting mission needs. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Native American Soldier Welcomes Chances to Tell Others About Her Culture
NOVEMBER 26, 2020 - Back then she was a youngster of 10 or so but she still remembers how on that sunny day in New Mexico, people at the Native American parade thrilled with pride as a float bearing World War II Navajo Code Talkers came into view. Staff Sgt. Lynette Eriacho, now 33 and with almost nine years in the Army, sees that moment as one that started her thinking … [Read more...]
DLA Troop Support Providing Warfighters Thanksgiving Dinner
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 - The planning has been going on for months. Items are moved strategically around the world, sometimes airlifted when ground transportation methods can’t meet the deadline. Then once everything arrives, the preparation takes place – all to make sure that warfighters around the world will have a delicious Thanksgiving meal. “Thanksgiving is the food service … [Read more...]
Army Researchers Look to Reduce Rotorcraft Noise
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 - Imagine a silent helicopter stealthily moving troops and supplies around a future battlefield. U.S. Army researchers look to helicopter noise reduction technology as a top priority in aircraft design. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, researchers collaborated with Uber and the … [Read more...]
Mobile Lactation Pods Provide Secure Location for Nursing Mothers
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 - One of three mobile lactation pods arrived at Luke Air Force Base Nov. 12, to provide a private room equipped with the resources needed for women to safely breastfeed and pump breast milk regardless of the work location. The Air Force released an Air Force Guidance Memorandum that requires bases to establish lactation rooms for nursing mothers within unit … [Read more...]