WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 3, 2014) - Many federal employees say they're happy with their health insurance and are not planning to shop around for another. That would be a mistake, said Federal Employees Health Benefits, or FEHB, expert Walton Francis, who is also an economist. Francis estimated that some 50 percent of FEHB enrollees could save around $2,000 a year … [Read more...]

FORT BLISS, Texas (Dec. 2, 2014) - During the latest test of the Army's mobile tactical communications network, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2, a field artillery battalion used the Soldier Network Extension to extend the range of their fire support operations to the tactical edge and significantly cut the length of time it takes to process their fires … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 2, 2014, BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - LOGCAP contractor reclaims fuel for use in solid waste incinerators at Bagram Air Field and realizes more than $6.6 million in cost savings/avoidance since 2010 while keeping potential pollutants out of the waste stream. It's no surprise that the thousands of people who call Bagram Air Field home create a lot of refuse, some … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 02, 2014 - What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide, or CO, is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas. Because you cannot see it or smell it, it can kill you before you are even aware of its presence. Carbon monoxide is one of the leading causes of accidental poisoning deaths in America. What are sources of carbon monoxide emission? Carbon monoxide is a product of … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (December 2, 2014) - A containment system used to quarantine Ebola virus patients being transported out of West Africa was developed with help from the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. The Aeromedical Biological Containment System, or ABCS, manufactured by Production Products of St. Louis, can be hoisted into a specially modified … [Read more...]