U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Raid Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 30, 2022. The Raid was one of several training events part of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability Course, an Expeditionary Operations Training … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2022
B-52 Training Unit Adopts Innovative CRAFT Program
DECEMBER 29, 2022 - It cost $9.7 million to train a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, according to a 2019 RAND Corporation study. But until recently, there was no scientific, holistic program at Barksdale Air Force Base designed to ensure that aircrew functioned at maximum cognitive and physical capacity. That changed earlier this year when the 93rd and 11th Bomb Squadron, the … [Read more...]
Air Force Fisher Houses are Homes Away From Home
DECEMBER 29, 2022 - The Department of the Air Force Fisher House Program provides housing to military and veterans during difficult times. “The 14 Department of the Air Force houses at eight installations offer families a place to rest their head, a place to come together or even a place to grieve,” said Mary McLean, DAF Fisher House program manager at the Air Force Services … [Read more...]
Washington Military Department 2022 Year In Review
DECEMBER 28, 2022 - 2022 felt like a return to normalcy after 18 months of continuous activation for the employees of the Washington Military Department. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to rapidly spread across the state leading to the activation of 100 Guard members to help alleviate staffing demands and offer testing capabilities at eight hospitals across our … [Read more...]
Laser Target Locator Fielded to More Soldiers
DECEMBER 28, 2022 — Program Executive Office Soldier concluded a four-day fielding event of the Laser Target Locator Module II, or LTLM II, units to Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, with a new equipment training session on Fort Campbell, Dec. 1. PEO Soldier personnel fielded 166 LTLM II devices and provided Soldiers training on its … [Read more...]