ADELPHI, Md. (Nov. 19, 2014) - Army Soldier-protection experts at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have received a $500,000 grant from the NFL, Under Armour and GE's Head Health Challenge II initiative that will assist its research to protect against brain injury. Head Health Challenge II awards up to $10 million to encourage researchers to identify and mitigate the … [Read more...]

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Nov. 19, 2014) - Active duty members of the Army, Air Force or Navy making dollar-amount Roth contributions to a Thrift Savings Plan account should know that these deductions will stop on Jan. 31, unless action is taken. "The Roth [Thrift Savings Plan] contributions are going from a dollar figure to a percentage of pay," said Kent Thompson, Financial … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 19, 2014, SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Army News Service, Nov. 19, 2014) - Former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, who in 2010 became the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, says he is not a hero. "It makes me feel awkward. I struggled with it for a long time," Giunta said about being called a hero. Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor for … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 18, 2014) - Wearable technologies may provide U.S. Soldiers with on-the-move, portable energy and reduce the weight of gear they carry into combat. Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, here, are developing Soldier-borne energy-harvesting technologies. During the Maneuver Fires Integration Experiment, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 18, 2014, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) - As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk goes virtual, Airmen will see a new application on their computers that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor information technology issues. The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is a client-based application that allows the user to solve common issues and … [Read more...]