AUGUST 15, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - In accordance with NAVADMIN 198/17, renters insurance will no longer be provided by Public Private Venture (PPV) partners as part of their housing rental agreements. The change will be implemented within six months following the NAVADMIN release so that Sailors will have enough time to obtain the best renters insurance plan that fit their … [Read more...]
Army’s Kestrel Eye Hitches Ride to International Space Station
AUGUST 15, 2017, CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The only thing louder than the cheers of one U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command team was the roar of the SpaceX rocket as it launched Kestrel Eye into space. Kestrel Eye lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as a payload aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape … [Read more...]
CENSECFOR Announces Newly Revised VBSS Course
AUGUST 15, 2017, CHESAPEAKE, Va. (NNS) - The Center for Security Forces Announces Changes to the Navy's Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Course, Aug 14. The mission of VBSS is a vital component of the nation's maritime strategy. U.S. Navy Boarding teams are comprised of an all-volunteer force. These men and women receive specialized training … [Read more...]
Mobility Guardian Draws to an End
AUGUST 15, 2017, JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AFNS) - Crews flew approximately 1,200 hours in eight days, executing almost 650 sorties during Exercise Mobility Guardian, July 31 to Aug. 12, 2017. During those missions, refueling aircraft offloaded roughly 1.2 million pounds of fuel, aerial port personnel processed 3,676 passengers and 4,911 tons of equipment and crews … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Company: The Clandestine Long Range Insertion Specialist
AUGUST 15, 2017, PARKER, Ariz, - This was a common scene for Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, who conducted high altitude high opening (HAHO) sustainment training at IDIS-Corp facility in Parker, Ariz., from July 12 to August 1, 2017. “We’re out here in Parker, Arizona within this IDIS … [Read more...]