FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - Forty-seven years after serving in World War II, a U.S. Marine veteran, a dentist, aimed his sights on the task of building a National Iwo Jima Memorial in the heart of Connecticut. But what some might consider a daunting undertaking, was just a challenge to the survivors, family members and friends of the Marines who volunteered to help. Dr. George … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2022
Astronaut Survival School
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - Ten NASA astronaut candidates trained with U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape instructors as part of the astronaut candidate land survival course Feb. 10, at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.. The astronauts candidates underwent the training in order to learn the needed survival skills should they end up in a situation where … [Read more...]
Kentucky Soldiers Conduct Riot Control Training in Germany
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - Soldiers assigned to Kentucky Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, reacted to improvised incendiary weapons during a multinational fire phobia training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 11. The training, hosted by members of the … [Read more...]
Air Force Holds Kinetic Energy Wargaming Experiment
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate recently hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland Air Force Base. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the … [Read more...]
Bridging the Gap Between Military Service and Civilian Employment
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - As a service member rounds the home-stretch in their military journey, a lack of experience in their desired future career field can present many obstacles during the transition process. Fortunately, there’s a way to help bridge the gap between military and civilian employment. The Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge program provides service members … [Read more...]