CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan - December 28, 2015 - Marines stationed throughout Japan participated in the Far East Division Marksmanship Match Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The purpose of the competition is to enhance marksmanship skills and combat readiness by using incentives such as medals and advancement opportunities. According to Gunnery … [Read more...]
‘Phantom Head’ May One Day Take Guesswork Out of EEG Monitoring
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Army News Service, Dec. 28, 2015) -- Electroencephalography, or EEG, has been used for decades to measure voltage fluctuations in different parts of the brain to graph a person's neural patterns. IMPORTANCE OF EEG EEG patterns, or waves, provide insights into what the person is seeing, hearing, thinking and feeling, sort of peering into … [Read more...]
Charles de Gaulle Conducts First Arabian Gulf Missions Against ISIL as CTF 50
December 22, 2015 -- ARABIAN GULF (NNS) -- The French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) conducted its first missions against ISIL from the Arabian Gulf as the flagship for Commander Task Force (CTF) 50 on Dec. 20. In a move that demonstrates the interoperability and partnership between the naval forces of the U.S. and France, the French Navy is leading … [Read more...]
Medical Experts Look Beyond Drugs for Sleep Solution
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Army News Service, Dec. 22, 2015) -- One in 20 active-duty Soldiers are on sleep medications, according to the Army Office of the Surgeon General, or OTSG, "Health of the Force" report released this month. "These Soldiers are less likely to be medically ready to deploy," the report cautions. Lt. Col. Jacob Collen, a sleep-medicine physician, who also … [Read more...]
Air National Guard Security Teams Use Virtual Reality to Train for Active Shooters
December 21, 2015 - LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - It was a day like any other – blue sky, tranquil breeze, when suddenly the unexpected happened: gunshots rang out. Swiftly responding, Security Forces Airmen made their way through numerous rooms, past injured people, and neutralized the threat. Luckily, this was all part of their training. On Dec. 12, these New Jersey Air … [Read more...]