December 1, 2012 By Cpl. Michelle Brinn The Camp Pendleton Transition Assistance Management Program implemented the new provisions Nov. 26 for what is now known as the base’s Transition Readiness Seminar. The new program helps service members get a jump start on their transition process, explained Mark Minkler, the transition program manager with Marine and Family … [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin and DOD Will Produce Over 30 New F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2012 – According to a news release from the F-35 program office, Lockheed Martin will produce 22 F-35A conventional take-off and landing variants for the Air Force, three F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variants for the Marine Corps and seven F-35C carrier variants for the Navy. The jets are part of Low-Rate Initial Production batch 5 -- the … [Read more...]
M2A1 Machine Gun Features Heightened Lethality and Greater Safety
The M2A1 includes new modern features and design improvements that make it easier and safer to use including a quick change barrel, fixed headspace and timing and a new flash hider that reduces the weapon's signature by 95 percent at night. The U.S. Army also announced that the M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun was among its top 10 "Army Greatest Inventions" for the 2011 calendar … [Read more...]
Army Opens New Intelligence MOS
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 27, 2012) -- A new military occupational specialty: Cryptologic Network Warfare Specialist (35Q) opened last month. "About 500 to 600 Soldiers are needed initially," said Lt. Col. Kurt Connell, Military Intelligence Enlisted Branch chief, "but as we fully develop the career path, we'll probably identify additional authorizations, none of … [Read more...]
Deployed Father Controls Airspace Over Son in Afghanistan
by Senior Airman Bryan Swink 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 12/3/2012 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- As any parent of a deployed soldier, Maj. Christopher Gering worries about his son who is deployed in Afghanistan. It can be gut wrenching knowing his child operates outside the wire, working to clear and dispose of improvised explosive devices. Since August, this … [Read more...]