OCTOBER 25, 2022 — A thin layer of silver-gray cloud cover rests above an expanse of sloping, taupe-colored hills. The landscape — part of a U.S. military training facility near the southern California coastline — is occupied mostly by shrubs, their amber and green flecks dotting an otherwise neutral terrain. On the crest of a hill overlooking this stretch of mostly … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2022
DoD Schools Ranked Best in US on Nation’s Report Card
OCTOBER 25, 2022 - Fourth and eighth-grade students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools led the nation in scoring on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments. DoDEA students' average scale scores ranged from 15 to 23 points higher than all corresponding national average scores and held … [Read more...]
Soldiers Battle It Out in Unit’s Best Warrior Competition
OCTOBER 25, 2022 – Four “Samurai” warriors, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion here, competed in the unit’s second annual “Best Warrior” competition Oct. 13 and 14 on Camp Zama and Sagami General Depot. The competitors were previously selected as Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Quarter, and the competition was held to identify the top … [Read more...]
Naval STEM Initiative Focuses on HS, College Students
OCTOBER 25, 2022 — The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program recently launched the newest version of its Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students. Naval Horizons is a STEM educational video series from the DoN’s Naval STEM Coordination Office, located at the Office of Naval Research … [Read more...]
Guard’s Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Research
OCTOBER 25, 2022 - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing launched the first of five LC-130 “Skibird” aircraft to Antarctica Oct. 19 to support National Science Foundation research. The LC-130 version of the C-130 Hercules is the largest aircraft in the world able to land on snow and ice on skis. The aircraft are equipped with eight-bladed propellers for the … [Read more...]