JUNE 15, 2021 - Air Force commanders of units with aircraft maintenance, industrial and other labor intensive Air Force Specialty Codes will have the option to authorize wear of a standardized, maintenance duty uniform, also referred to as coveralls, which may be worn on a day-to-day basis upon publication of the updated AFI 36-2903 anticipated for August 2021. The career … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
Uniforms With Programmable Fiber Could Transmit Data And More
JUNE 15, 2021 - Army-funded research has resulted in the development of a programmable fiber that could transmit data from Soldier uniforms. Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the first fiber with digital capabilities. The fiber can sense, store, analyze and infer activity when sewn into a … [Read more...]
Space Force Launches Tactically Responsive Launch Mission
JUNE 15, 2021 - The U. S. Space Force successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13 at 4:11 a.m. EDT, delivering a technology demonstration satellite to Low Earth Orbit. Pegasus, the world’s first privately-developed commercial space launch vehicle, is an … [Read more...]
U.S. Army’s 246th Birthday
JUNE 14, 2021 - The U.S. Army was established June 14, 1775. This year marks 246 years of America’s Army serving and protecting the nation. The Army commemorates this birthday by: “Honoring the Courage of the American Soldier.” It highlights compelling stories of Soldiers from Active, Guard and Reserve components, as well as Army Families, Army Civilians, retirees and veteran … [Read more...]
Guard Trains On New Self-Guided Parachute System
JUNE 14, 2021 - Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard's 403rd Rigger Support Team (403rd RST) spent five days training on the newly fielded Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 7-11, 2021. The training will allow the Guardsmen to pack and prepare the new parachute system and train new Soldiers who come to their … [Read more...]