FEBRUARY 1, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy announced Wednesday the establishment of four new ratings for active duty Sailors, yeoman submarine (YNS), logistics specialist submarine (LSS), culinary specialist submarine (CSS) and fire controlman Aegis (FCA) in NAVADMIN 021/17. This realignment was made to improve management of ship manning and personnel inventory for both … [Read more...]
NHRC Researcher Studies Impact of Operational Postures on Low Back Pain
JANUARY 31, 2017, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Recent research from Naval Health Research Center's warfighter performance department researching the impact of operational postures on low back pain found that the sitting position is associated with high rates of low back pain (LBP) and disc degeneration among U.S. service members who participated in the study. Research findings were … [Read more...]
Below Zero: Overview of Operation Deep Freeze 2017
JANUARY 31, 2017 - At the start of the new year, crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star found themselves on the other side of the world, headed to one of the least hospitable places on Earth, Antarctica. Polar Star’s primary mission is to enable cargo ships to resupply the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole stations on the … [Read more...]
F-35A Maintenance Sparks Red Flag 17-1
JANUARY 31, 2017, NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) - The debut of the F-35A Lightning II at Red Flag has afforded the pilots and maintainers of the aircraft a chance to be a part of the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. For Airmen involved with the F-35, Red Flag 17-1 provides a unique type of training that prepares them to be fully mission … [Read more...]
Cyber Security – The Digital Front
January 31, 2017, by David McCauley - The internet is a vast and interconnected world. Cables and computers cross physical boundaries to share information at an increasingly hectic pace. We do business, connect, and share online. The governments of the world rely upon it, and militaries are no exception. Unfortunately, the internet also functions as a secret passageway into … [Read more...]