CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Jan. 29, 2016) -- "Dagger" Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, or 2nd ABCT 1st Infantry Division, are providing training to Soldiers for the brigade's upcoming Expert Infantryman Badge testing, or EIB. The candidate training, which includes Soldiers from all units in the area, not just those from the 2nd ABCT, started Jan. 18 and goes through … [Read more...]
Carter Announces 12 Weeks Paid Military Maternity Leave, Other Benefits
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2016 — The Defense Department is increasing military maternity leave and instituting other changes in an effort to support military families, improve retention and strengthen the force of the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. Women across the joint force can now take 12 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, Carter told reporters at the … [Read more...]
National Guard Offers New Mobile Marksmanship Course to Create Small Arms Experts
CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. - January 28, 2016 – The average daily temperatures at Fort Greely, Alaska, in December span between 10 degrees for the high and dip down to 10 degrees below zero for the low. For the 49th Missile Defense Battalion (MDB) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense, these conditions are just another workday. The 49th MDB has been conducting its go-to-war … [Read more...]
Alaska Air Guard’s Terns Fly South for the Winter
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - January 28, 2016 - The Arctic tern is a seabird native to both Arctic and subarctic regions. Of its many traits, the tern is known for its long-range migratory patterns. Here, there is another flock of terns that frequent the skies — the 249th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard, and this year, they migrated south on board … [Read more...]
Astronaut Rescue Exercise Proves Airmen Ready to Support Space Mission
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS), January 28, 2016 -- It's not common an astronaut must be rescued out of rough open waters after descending home to Earth in a crewed capsule. But when those space race-era days of human space flight return, a small Air Force detachment knows they will be ready to support the space mission. The 45th Operations Group’s Detachment 3 joined … [Read more...]