MARCH 3, 2021 - Multiple military optical fabrication laboratories in various Military Treatment Facilities throughout the United States are being connected electronically as the Defense Optical Fabrication Enterprise Management System (DOFEMS) comes online. Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity (NOSTRA), Yorktown, VA was first to be connected on Jan. 11. Naval … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Admiral Offers Vision for Indo-Pacific
MARCH 3, 2021 - Key to military success and supporting free and open societies in the Indo-Pacific region are: fostering innovation, thinking critically, developing expertise, challenging assumptions and working collectively to realize the full potential of the joint force, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. To accomplish all of this, there are four key … [Read more...]
Airmen Lead the Way in Winter Storm Recovery
MARCH 3, 2021 - Nestled in the Northwestern corner of Louisiana, Barksdale isn’t regularly accustomed to the fall of a winter’s snow. So when inches of snow and record lows befell the installation, causing road closures, power outages and water breaks, recovery efforts were no small task. Spearheading those efforts with everything from clearing snow to repairing damages, the … [Read more...]
Navy Astrophysicist’s Sun Theory Confirmed
MARCH 3, 2021 — About 17 years ago, J. Martin Laming, an astrophysicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, theorized why the chemical composition of the Sun’s tenuous outermost layer differs from that lower down. His theory has recently been validated by combined observations of the Sun’s magnetic waves from the Earth and from space. His most recent scientific journal … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Variety of Uniform Options
MARCH 3, 2021 - Airmen and Guardians will now have more dress and appearance options with upcoming uniform changes to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance. “These options came directly from feedback from the field through the virtual uniform board and feedback from commands in the field,” said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, … [Read more...]