JULY 19, 2021 - Not many Soldiers know about the Protection Assessment Test System laboratory located in a nondescript building in the back of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, but they all benefit from its services. The PATS lab, which is part of the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity, is responsible for ensuring every gas mask tester in the Department … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
US Army Launches First Ever Patriot Missiles in Australia
JULY 19, 2021 - U.S. Army Pacific Air and Missile Defense units working with Australian Defence Force counterparts completed the first ever Patriot surface-to-air missile firing on Australian soil during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2021. In the historic first, Soldiers based in Japan and Guam from 38th Air … [Read more...]
Air Force Invites New Science, Technology Ideas Through Tech Connect
JULY 19, 2021 - Everybody has ideas. Many people have had an idea for a new product or technology only to have it dismissed or neglected. Sometimes we later find that others had the same idea, but were able to get it in front of the right people, resulting in their product on the market, not ours. Ideas are relatively easy to come by; inventions and innovations are more … [Read more...]
Navy Christens the First Ship in the Fleet Oiler Program
JULY 19, 2021 - The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, was christened July 17 during a ceremony in San Diego. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), served as the principal speaker at the ceremony. “As House Speaker, I am deeply honored to lead this Congressional delegation of many friends of our beloved … [Read more...]
Expanded Child Care Options Provide Relief For Parents
JULY 19, 2021 - Life in the military provides unique challenges for parents compared to their civilian counterparts as at times, families are separated for extended periods. To help alleviate stress during these difficult times, the military provides free childcare for military families, and offset associated costs in the absence of extended family members who may otherwise … [Read more...]