SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 - The Army is currently piloting a new Exceptional Family Member Program online enrollment process to improve the assignment research and selection process for EFMP participants, G-9 officials said Thursday. Close to 300 Soldiers and family members are participating in the initial test of the integrated Army Enterprise EFMP system, or E-EFMP, from Aug. 27 … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Defenders Beta Test New Weapons Qualification Course
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 - Defenders from across the Total Force are currently beta testing a new Air Force security forces weapons qualification course designed to enhance proficiency across the career field. Developed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the proposed course will seamlessly … [Read more...]
Setting Up an Instant City for Afghan Evacuees
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 - Young Abdul was teething and letting his grandfather know that he wanted attention. His grandfather searched through the bags surrounding the family of 12 until he found the binky and quieted his young charge. ''He is not afraid to speak up,'' Grandfather said. ''He will be a good American.'' The family was waiting in a massive hangar designed to … [Read more...]
Remembering 9/11: America’s Darkest Day Strengthens Employees
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 - United Airlines Flight 93 was soaring over Pennsylvania en route to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, when then-Defense Logistics Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Keith Lippert ordered an announcement for all McNamara Headquarters Complex employees to shelter in the auditorium. Planes had already crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and … [Read more...]
Soldier Reflects On Pentagon Recovery Following 9/11 Attack
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 – On Sept. 11, 2001, images of commandeered jets crashing into the World Trade Center, Pennsylvania countryside and Pentagon literally came crashing into American living rooms. That was especially true in a Henrico, N.C., household, where a mother fretted over the whereabouts of her son amidst horrifying terrorist attacks on the nation’s military … [Read more...]